New COVID kids’ jab
Doctors have welcomed the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old. Read More...
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Why pronouns matter
Using the correct pronouns for trans patients in primary care is important. Blake Cavve and Xander Bickendorf review the evidence and explain why. Read More...
“We’re worried about you”
A simple comment can pack an emotional punch, especially for people who smoke, write Melissa Ledger and Sarah Beasley. Read More...
Doctor suicide a present danger
No medic is an island, says obstetrician Dr Katrina Calvert. Read More...
De-escalation of surgical management of the axilla in breast cancer
Management of the draining axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer has thankfully come a long way since the Halsted radical mastectomy. While it is still vital to stage the axilla, as it remains a critical component of prognosis, there is an ongoing trend for surgical de-escalation. Read More...
Mental disturbance in the perinatal period
There is growing awareness of perinatal depression, but anxiety disorders are more common and often overlooked, affecting up to 30% of pregnant women. There is less awareness still of perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), yet up to 40 out of 100 anxious and/or depressed women also report obsessional, intrusive thoughts of harming the baby. Read More...
The overactive bladder
Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined as “urinary urgency, usually with urinary frequency and nocturia, with or without urgency urinary incontinence (UUI), in the absence of UTI or other obvious pathology”. The prevalence in adults aged over 18 is 10.8% in men and 12.8% in women. UUI is the most bothersome symptom. Read More...
Resistance exercise: frontline defence against sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass in conjunction with reduced strength and/or physical performance. In July 2019, sarcopenia was recognised as a disease with its own International Classification of Disease, ICD-10 code (M62.84). It can also occur secondarily to chronic disease (e.g. cardiovascular disease and diabetes). Read More...