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Rethinking diabetes in children

Dr Sarah Black & Dr Craig Taplin·February 4, 2024

A 13-year-old boy presents to your rural GP practice with a sore throat, abdominal pain and general malaise. You note he is tachypnoeic. His mother mentions some weight loss over the past two weeks though she had not been concerned about this because his weight was >95th centile and BMI >98th centile. Read More...

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ThyroSeq® v3 — a new molecular test for thyroid nodules

Dr Ben Dessauvagie·February 4, 2024

Ensuring a definitive result for indeterminate cases and reducing the need for surgery. Read More...

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Teamwork needed to halt infectious syphilis outbreak

Dr Belinda Wozencroft·November 30, 2023

Western Australia is experiencing an ongoing outbreak of infectious syphilis. We need to work together across all sectors of primary care and tertiary health services to halt this outbreak and ensure better health outcomes for everyone. Read More...

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UTIs can get complicated

Dr Jonathan Chambers·September 8, 2023

Infectious disease specialist and clinical microbiologist Dr Jonathan Chambers was one of the doctors who was consulted by WA Health before the decision was made to go ahead with the pharmacy prescribing trial. This is his take. Read More...

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Accurate and timely diagnoses of respiratory illnesses strengthen antimicrobial stewardship

Dr Sudha Pottumarthy-Boddu·September 6, 2023

Every winter virus season is unique, especially influenza trends. Well-established global influenza surveillance systems aim to gauge, predict, report and ultimately provide guidance for protection (vaccine development) for the upcoming influenza season. Read More...

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New diabetes diagnosed post COVID-19

Dr David Deam·July 12, 2023

COVID-19 and diabetes can interact at multiple levels. We know that in patients with existing diabetes the risk of developing COVID-19 is higher, as is the risk of a more severe illness. Also, similar to other viral infections, diabetes may be more difficult to control and require medication changes during an acute COVID-19 infection. Read More...

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Diagnosis: Fear

Dr Talia Steed·June 15, 2023

Going through a journey of chronic symptoms in the body is no easy feat! It tests your resilience and perseverance, while activating a shedding process helping you let go of the parts of your personality that contributed to the development of the symptoms in the first place. Read More...

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Breast cancer update

Dr Claire Beecroft·May 12, 2023

Updates in endocrine therapy for metastatic hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer management and mechanisms of overcoming endocrine resistance. Read More...

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Rethinking diabetes in children

ThyroSeq® v3 — a new molecular test for thyroid nodules

Teamwork needed to halt infectious syphilis outbreak

UTIs can get complicated

Accurate and timely diagnoses of respiratory illnesses strengthen antimicrobial stewardship

New diabetes diagnosed post COVID-19

Diagnosis: Fear

Breast cancer update

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