Why so blue? A GP remembers a rare diagnosis from 1979 that was ‘just so weird’
It was 1979 when Dr Michael Tayar, then a senior resident at Canberra Hospital, encountered a middle-aged patient who looked “deeply cyanotic” around her face…
Tag: Gastroenterology
Gut-directed hypnotherapy in IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome is characterised by chronic functional gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal pain and altered bowel habits.1 Other clinical features that are also frequently described…
Medical Must-See: Patient stitched up after swallowing needle
A run-of-the-mill case of foreign body ingestion gave doctors in NSW an opportunity to trial a unique operative retrieval of a sewing needle beyond endoscopic…
‘I was absolutely gobsmacked’: A doctor’s rare case from his first day on a new job
The first patient Professor Andrew Miller saw as a radiation oncology consultant in New Zealand more than 20 years ago was his first and only…
Medical Must-See: Aussie woman’s rare ‘black fungus’ bowel infection
It was a lucky, albeit long and arduous, escape for a 63-year-old woman in Adelaide after she became one of only seven cases of gastrointestinal…
Bowel cancer screening should start at 45 instead of 50, say revamped guidelines
This story was updated at 3.30pm to reflect the publication of the updated guidelines. Patients with average bowel cancer risk are now recommended to start…
Diabetes in NAFLD drives high rate of decompensated cirrhosis: Aussie study
One in three adults with NAFLD-related cirrhosis and diabetes in the decade up to 2018 progressed to decompensated cirrhosis, an Australian study shows. Age, hypertension and extrahepatic cancer all…
Tricyclic antidepressant an effective second-line option for IBS: study
Low-dose amitriptyline is a safe and effective second-line treatment for moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome, according to UK doctors behind the first trial of…
‘High’ rate of undiagnosed coeliac disease in Aussie kids, study reveals
The first Australian estimate of coeliac disease prevalence in first-degree relatives supports greater active case finding after patient diagnosis, gastroenterologists report. Lead author Dr James…
Older age should not preclude adjuvant therapy post-CRC resection: Aussie doctors
Over-80s with colorectal cancer are far less likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy than younger patients despite having similar oncological and post-resection outcomes, Australian doctors say. Their…
