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DSM-5 alters dementia diagnosis

Memory loss will no longer be a requirement for diagnosing dementia.

Baby steps to preventive health

Is the Healthy Kids Check a symptom of family medicine's decline?

Humerus – A dashing delivery

I always make sure there is fuel in the tank and my doctor's bag is locked in the boot.

Opinion – Vaccinations and the truth

There's a seven-fold increase in the number of parents refusing vaccines for their children.

Is there hope for the future?

Antibiotic resistance is a real threat.

TGA to decide on benzos rescheduling

A DECISION on a proposal to place benzodiazepines on the list of controlled drugs is...

Kids at higher cancer risk after CT scans

Kids at higher cancer risk after CT scans CHILDREN undergoing CT scans have a 24% higher risk of developing cancer than those who have not had scans, Australian...

Doctors call for stricter environmental monitoring

DOCTORS have called for a national agency to be set up to monitor and enforce...

Reprimand for nurse present at Christian community death

A NURSE based on a remote Christian community where a woman died following a doctor’s...

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Clinical Review

Magnesium may benefit blood pressure

Magnesium may benefit blood pressure

DIETARY sources of magnesium include nuts, seeds, green vegetables and unrefined grains; it plays an important role in the prevention of osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.1

Dermatology

A different sort of scale

A different sort of scale

THE yeast infection pityriasis versicolor presents as white scaly patches surrounded by tanned skin, in warmer climates.

Update

Neonatal abstinence syndrome

Neonatal abstinence syndrome

This Update looks at the issues surrounding withdrawal from opiates in the neonate.

News features

Behind the news – CPD tax deductions cap

Behind the news – CPD tax deductions cap

DOCTORS have warned that government plans to cap tax deductions for CPD at $2000 will undermine GP supervising while further stigmatising rural practice.

GPs' top voted medical heroes

ALMOST 60% of GPs surveyed nationally for MO have nominated Professor John Murtagh as their number one hero of Australian medicine out of a list of medical luminaries.