A 75-year-old doctor has avoided conviction after boarding an international flight with a knife, which he said he carried as a “habitual scratching implement” because…
Figures showing that almost one in three GPs rarely use the multibillion-dollar My Health Record underline the desperate need for a Federal Government fix, the…
Fen, a 61-year-old woman, visits her GP to review the results of recent blood tests. She is concerned about a lump under her right eye,…
A 40-year-old’s painless vulval mass was actually a rare benign smooth muscle tumour, a trio of pathologists discovered. The patient had slight discomfort but no…
Daniel is a 19-year-old university student who presents to his GP with a one-month history of bilateral pitting oedema to his mid-shins and three months…
Mai, a 51-year-old Thai chef and restaurant owner, presents with a five-day history of headache associated with fever, lethargy, nausea and vomiting. Two days prior,…
US surgeons have issued unusual — yet sage — advice to chew one’s unpeeled kumquats carefully before swallowing, after an elderly man who ate the…
In a rare case perhaps more fitting for a horror movie, a middle-aged woman’s giant breast tumour broke through her skin and grew to epic…
Cheryl, 46, presents with worsening fatigue for the past few months. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong…
Health officials are cracking down on Medicare-funded vitamin B12 and urine examination requests as part of a $365 million budget savings plan. From July next…
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