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Screening for gestational diabetes will continue. But who gets extra testing, and when, will change.
The annual number of paracetamol poisoning cases in Australia has increased by 44% over the last decade. To tackle this problem, we need tighter regulation around the way paracetamol is sold.
A new study exploring the number of alcohol-related injuries treated at Sydney emergency department has found the lockout seem to be having an impact.
Don’t hold back. Performing CPR on a snakebite victim who has collapsed can save their life, however imperfect your technique.
Women will now be better informed when it comes to deciding whether it’s worth undergoing another round of IVF.
A recent study found Australian soft drinks had higher concentrations of glucose than US soft drinks, which had more fructose. Does this mean Australian drinks are worse for health than US drinks?
Australia has more doctors per population than most comparable countries, yet many living in rural and remote areas don’t receive the care they need. Changing the way we train doctors will fix this.
HIV diagnosis is devastating for patients and their families. But the infection is no longer a death sentence, and should not be prosecuted as such say experts.
Methotrexate is a drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. It is taken on just one day a week. Accidental daily dosing can cause life-threatening toxicity.
The recent decision to outsource production of the journal to international publishing company Elsevier – and the route it took to get there – made my position untenable.
Home births are a safe option for women already at low risk of complications. Researchers from the University of Technology…
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, University of Sydney
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Head, Metabolic and Vascular Physiology NHMRC, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University
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Dean of Medicine & Dentistry, James Cook University
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Mark Boyd is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Chair of Medicine, Adelaide University
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Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Postdoctural Research Fellow in Nutritional Biochemistry, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Emeritus Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University and, The University of Queensland
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Director, Clinical Toxicology Research Group, University of Newcastle
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Immunology and Infectious Disease , Murdoch University
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Professor and Program Head, HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Co-Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Scientia Professor of Medicine and Director, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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PhD Student, Metabolic and Vascular Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute