Coroner wants liquid paraffin added to the PBS after boy’s constipation death
A coroner has recommended liquid paraffin be added to the PBS after an Aboriginal boy died of a bowel obstruction when his family could not…
Tag: Gastroenterology
A GP guide to amyloidosis
Need to know: Amyloidosis describes the group of diseases that result when amyloid fibrils accumulate in organs and result in organ dysfunction. There are about…
Cryptosporidiosis outbreak smashes records with 13,400 cases this year
Doctors have diagnosed over 13,400 cryptosporidiosis cases this year, 3.5 times higher than last year’s total case count and 2.5 times higher than the previous…
Medical Must-See: A belly full of cocaine and malignancy
A rare tumour blocked the passage of 88 cocaine-filled capsules after a 47-year-old drug smuggler ingested them. The patient presented to an ED in Igualada,…
Benign antibiotic creating ‘almost untreatable superbug’ via cross-resistance
Prophylactic use of the antibiotic rifaximin is fuelling a dangerous multidrug-resistant pathogen, Australian scientists say. The team says rifaximin causes cross-resistance to the unrelated antibiotic…
NT follows Queensland with massive pharmacist S4 prescribing trial
NT pharmacists will treat 23 conditions — including school sores, otitis media, asthma and COPD — in another major pharmacist prescribing pilot. The recently elected…
My most memorable day as a doctor? George Clooney, roadside trauma and saving my own mum
As part of our 40th anniversary, we asked readers to describe their most memorable day in medicine over the past 40 years. Here, you can…
Scope of Practice Review wants chiros referring to surgeons and mandatory GP practice accreditation
Allowing chiropractors to directly refer to orthopaedic surgeons under Medicare and mandatory accreditation for all GP practices are two of the radical suggestions in the…
TGA lets Lifeblood produce faecal transplants for use outside of clinical trials
Red Cross Lifeblood has received approval to produce faecal microbiota transplants for treating Clostridioides difficile outside of a clinical trial. Hospitals can now order supplies…
Medical Must-See: Australian surgeon removes 2kg hepatocellular carcinoma
An early-career Brisbane surgeon has removed a 2kg tumour from a 67-year-old who had no symptoms and only “slightly abnormal” liver function. Dr Joel Lewin…
