Can you flush out the cause of this unilateral hidrosis?
Matt is a 23-year-old university student who presents with a six-month history of left-sided facial flushing and sweating after exercise, hot showe…
Tag: Pathology
Pinpointing the rare cause of a painful, swollen knee
Is it a septic spectre or something else?
Medicare item for HPV self-collection gets green light
GPs will be able to offer self-swabbing to anyone eligible for the cervical screening program if the government accepts the recommendation.
Federal Govt takes Healius to court over ‘inflated’ rents
Healius faces a date in the Federal Court of Australia after being accused of paying inflated rents to doctors for collection rooms at two dermatology clinics. Civil…
Blood metric ‘may predict survival’ in NSCLC brain metastases
The ratio of neutophils to lymphocytes can reduce the efficacy of steroids in patients on checkpoint inhibitors, researchers say.
Why has it taken a decade for Medicare to embrace GP point-of-care tests?
The CEO of Pathology Technology Australia Dean Whiting says it makes little financial sense for practices to adopt point-of-care tests for HbA1c al…
Greg Hunt pledges Medicare item for GP point-of-care HbA1c tests
The RACGP hailed the announcement as a milestone in its push for point-of-care to be recognised in general practice.
Direct-to-consumer genetic tests ‘extremely unreliable’ for rare variants
Commonly used tests are likely to throw up false positives and results need to be validated, researchers warn.
Hospital scientist banned after ‘life-threatening’ behaviour
She failed to detect a patient's anti-k antibody, resulting in a serious adverse reaction: HCCC decision.
Genetic testing: practical pathology for GPs
A case-based series that examines the evidence and three clinical scenarios
