Spot Dx — Blue feet that stain the sheets
Shia is a 32-year-old receptionist who presents with blue discolouration affecting her feet and causing staining on the inside of her shoes for the past…
Tag: Lifestyle / Behavioural
Spot Dx — A trip to Mexico leaves a mark
Sami is a 30-year-old who presents with concerns about some irregular pigmentation that has developed on the left lower back. Test your clinical know-how by…
‘My double life as a puzzler’: GP among world’s fastest jigsaw solvers
Unlike most pandemic hobbies, Dr Hannah Farthing’s obsession with jigsaw puzzles did not end with the COVID-19 lockdowns. Instead the pastime has taken her into…
Binge-drinking linked to arrhythmias in young adults up to 48 hours later: study
Binge-drinking can cause atrial tachycardia during alcohol consumption and clinically relevant arrhythmia for many hours afterwards, a German study suggests. The study of around 200 drinkers…
Recreational use of prescription stimulants at new peak, research finds
People who use illicit stimulants are increasingly turning to diverted ADHD drugs, a national survey suggests. Some 54% of people who regularly used ecstasy or…
Low-carb diets may raise risk of diabetes: Aussie study
Low-carb diets — long touted as the answer to curbing weight gain — may raise a patient’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 20%,…
Are doctors and illicit drugs an innately dangerous mix? This GP says no
Should regularly using illicit drugs away from work automatically disqualify you from practising medicine? Some argue that doctors using recreational drugs hurts the medical profession’s…
What time of day appears best to exercise for glycaemic control?
People trying to control their blood glucose levels might do best to work out in the evening, a study suggests. Exercise performed between 6pm and…
Manage hirsutism in PCOS with laser and light-based therapies, doctors say
Laser and light-based therapies, either alone or combined with medication, can effectively reduce hirsutism severity among women with polycystic ovary syndrome, Australian doctors say. Their…
A third of Everest climbers can add cardiac arrhythmias to their list of dangers
Between hypothermia and hypoxia — not to mention the risk of an avalanche and rockfalls — summiting Mount Everest pushes the human body to its…
