5 things to know about pelvic inflammatory disease
Evidence links STIs to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
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MO launches iPad medical publication
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Coffee drinkers live longer
AFTER years of conflicting research, a big study has found regular or decaf coffee drinkers are a little more likely...
E-health advent will be slow: Plibersek
FEDERAL Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has admitted the take up of electronic health records is...
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Health and education share some common ground. Both are seen as fundamental ‘rights’, and are highly regulated. The percentage mix of private and public, while not identical, is similar. Unfortunately, both are also increasingly subject to the obsession of governments with statistics and preferred ‘outcomes’. The path of NAPLAN (held this month) is illustrative for the health industry in what can go wrong with a good idea once government gets involved. In particular, I note the latest thought bubble from the RACGP about performance indicators, which is potentially handing another baseball bat to government to beat GPs around the head. The notion ... see more
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Dermatology
Burst blisters in an elderly patient
FLEXURAL blisters in the elderly are due to bullous pemphigoid until proven otherwise.
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Red eye
This week’s Update looks at the common causes of red eye and when to refer. It is by Dr Maciek Kuzniarz, BMBS, MPH, FRANZCO. Dr Kuzniarz is a General Ophthalmic and Oculoplastic Surgeon, Metwest Eye Centre, Sydney.
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