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The first national Emergency Laparotomy Clinical Care Standard aims to support a standardised approach to identification, assessment and treatment of time-critical abdominal conditions needing surgery, with a particular focus on high-risk and older patients.
Harm reduction has transformed responses to drug-related harm, but emerging evidence suggests current models fail to address the distinct risks associated with anabolic steroid use.
Dissociation is a common and clinically significant trauma response. Clinicians must recognise it early and respond in ways that are safe, evidence-informed, and trauma-responsive.
A study led by the University of Queensland has analysed how genes can affect a child's body mass index (BMI) over time. The research also explores how these genetic factors may increase the risk of developing diseases such as heart disease or type 2 diabetes later in life.
Australia has made significant advances in the prevention of cervical cancer, but progress on other gynaecological cancers is falling behind.
Syphilis cases are on the rise, and inconsistent screening in general practice is leaving people at risk.
Sarah* is 34, works in administration, and has spent two years without a diagnosis. Her symptoms began with cognitive episodes — words vanishing from her screen mid-sentence and memory lapses — followed by functional seizures and right-sided weakness requiring emergency department care. CT scans and an MRI were unremarkable. She was variously labelled with migraine and anxiety and referred back to her GP. Patients like Sarah are common, yet our health system offers no clear pathway for their care.
In sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced today, the government will cut 160,000 participants from the scheme over the next four years and reduce funding for the average plan by A$5,000 in the next two years.
