Exploring innovative approaches in the management of obesity
The management of obesity necessitates a comprehensive approach involving lifestyle interventions, potential pharmacotherapy, and/or bariatric surgery for certain individuals. Read More...
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Treatment resistant depression
A new WA-based study aims to improve outcomes in treatment resistant depression. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is one of the leading causes of illness and disease burden in Australia. In the 2021 Australian National Health Survey, 8% of people surveyed had experienced a mood (affective) disorder in the previous 12 months. Read More...
Rethinking diabetes in children
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...
Superhero viruses, AI and the final phage
Two big changes in different fields of technology stand poised to radically impact global health. One of them – the artificial intelligence revolution – could hold the key to help counter the other – the alarming spike in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read More...
Red alert for lowering bowel screening age
In Australia, 45 is the new 50 when it comes to bowel cancer screening. But could that age recommendation go even lower, and how can GPs help? Read More...
AI is here to stay
While the medical use of artificial Intelligence may currently appear confined to the labs and the realm of research in Australia, the reality is that many GPs in other countries are already using AI in the clinic. Read More...
Championing children’s safety
She started her career as an ambulance volunteer and paramedic in Europe. Now living in Perth, Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg is a world authority on making children’s experiences with anaesthesia and surgery safer and more comfortable. Read More...
ThyroSeq® v3 — a new molecular test for thyroid nodules
Ensuring a definitive result for indeterminate cases and reducing the need for surgery. Read More...