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The future of AI for doctors: what could the next decade bring?
AI is becoming increasingly embedded in healthcare, with rapid advances set to reshape how doctors and patients use it. What does the future of AI for doctors look like, and what will clinicians need to know to use it safely and effectively?
Fossil gas is an overlooked health hazard
The significant health risks of fossil gas in our homes is the subject of a new report from Doctors for the Environment Australia.
The hidden struggle doctors are fearful of talking about
Substance abuse can affect doctors as well as patients. We explore the causes, warning signs, professional risks and treatment options available to physicians struggling with addiction.
Are we missing hypertension in young adults?
Hypertension is often perceived as an older person’s condition, but most Australians aged 18–39 years with hypertension don’t know they have it.
Sarcopenia: more than a muscle problem
Sarcopenia has been treated as a muscle problem for decades. A new paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity argues that the nervous system has been left out of the picture, and that this explains why so many treatments have disappointed.
Replacing just 10% of ultra‑processed foods with whole foods linked to drop in bowel cancer rate
New analysis shows replacing 10% of your intake of ultra-processed foods with minimally processed foods is linked with 2% lower incidence of bowel cancer according to researcher Dr Erikka Loftfield.
Podcasts
The political power of doctors in training united
By standing together, Victorian doctors in training have courageously drawn national and state attention to hazardous public hospital working conditions and their consequences for all health workers and patients.
A retired physician's reflections on Evidence-Based Medicine and AI
Evidence-Based Medicine has inadvertently built scaffolding upon which AI will mount its conquest of medicine.
One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study
Around 12% of the world’s total cancer cases in 2024 were likely caused by an infection, according to new research from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Long Covid and its long reach
Long Covid is a multisystem disorder affecting millions of people globally. Why does it occur in some persons and not others? how should it be diagnosed and treated? Can vaccination/antiviral therapy prevent/treat Long Covid?
Sarcopenia: more than a muscle problem
Sarcopenia has been treated as a muscle problem for decades. A new paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity argues that the nervous system has been left out of the picture, and that this explains why so many treatments have disappointed.
Do no harm: the ethics of AI in healthcare
AI offers significant opportunities in healthcare, but it also raises ethical questions. Learn what Australian doctors need to know about patient safety, consent, bias and responsible AI use.
America is dismantling its institutional immune system
As international disease surveillance is weakened, it is vital that Australia invests in its national health infrastructure.
Launch of Australia’s first National Health Literacy Framework
Australians will be better supported to find, understand and use reliable health information following the recent publication and launch of the National Health Literacy Framework
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