Let 2021 entertain you
As we prepare to say goodbye and good riddance to 2020, prepare yourself for a new year of fun. Read More...
LATEST ARTICLES
Christmas infectious diseases and ‘bush biteys’
With border restrictions easing, travel within Australia at Christmas will be popular. We cannot predict COVID transmission, but vigilance and ongoing community engagement will hopefully control outbreaks. It is interesting that widespread hand hygiene and social distancing have reduced other respiratory viruses and gastroenteritis presentations to extremely low levels. Read More...
Demystifying the mildly abnormal FBC
Abnormal results on a full blood count (FBC) can cause significant angst. Yet, there is no such thing as a ‘normal range’. Reference ranges are derived from thousands of samples taken from healthy people. They vary with ethnicity, gender and age. The reference range is the middle 95% (two standard deviations from the mean) thus excluding the top and bottom 2.5% of healthy people. Read More...
Modern surgical management of breast cancer
Breast cancer management has changed dramatically over the years. With overall survival rates now above 90%, safe de-escalation of surgery is now being emphasised, to minimise surgical morbidity and preserve aesthetic outcomes and quality of life. Read More...
Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis, where bone muscle and fat collide
Sarcopenia is defined as an age-related disease of low muscle mass and low muscle strength or function. It is of increasing clinical importance due to growing evidence of its health implications and the increasing proportion of older people in the population. Read More...
Preventing burnout in the mental juggling act of medicine
“Just one more patient, one more meeting, one more hour of study…” It is easy to keep adding that “one more thing” to our day but doing that “little bit extra” can be a slippery slope and, before we know it, we are overwhelmed and experiencing burnout, seldom realising it until after we have started experiencing the ill-effects. Read More...
Topical therapies for premalignant and malignant skin disease
Topical therapies are the mainstay of treatment for solar keratoses, especially on the head and neck, given the frequent need for field therapy rather than spot treatment. Read More...
It’s Christmas
Most of us look forward to Christmas and the New Year regardless of whether one sees it in religious terms or not. It is a time to catch up with family and friends and, shock horror, ignore the finger-waggers and enjoy ourselves, maybe even overindulge a bit. Read More...