Cancer is a elaborate disease that has many causes, and sometimes none at all. For some patients, getting cancer is a given bad luck. As an oncology consultant, I see many cases where patients are otherwise completely robust and lead a robust lifestyle. Nevertheless, research has shown that there are several ways to reduce your […]

Many teenage women and other people who menstruate turn to menstrual cups to control their periods. In 2021, me and my colleagues surveyed people aged 15 to 29 in Victoria and found that 17% had used a menstrual cup during their last period. A study from Spain published in 2022 showed 47% of people aged […]

Victorian Supreme Court recently released class action lawsuit on behalf of over 1,400 women who received the Bayer Essure contraceptive device. The decision received wide publicity, including: criticism from the Premier of Victoria. It left women shocked and disappointed, especially since Bayer settled a similar claim in the United States for $1.6 billion. So why […]

If you have, there is a critical shortage of GPs in Australia – and there is a shortage developmentit is predicted that by 2048 the number of general practitioners will be 8,600. So why can’t we just train more? Despite novel programs attracting medical graduates, there are many reasons why Australia is struggling to keep […]

It is arduous to determine metabolic age without first determining your basal metabolic rate (BMR). “Your basal metabolic rate is the amount of caloric energy, or energy derived from calories, needed to keep your body functioning properly, including your organs, digestion, muscles, and everything else working during your rest period,” explains functional medicine physician Heather […]

For many people, Christmas can be the most social time of the year. The holiday season is often filled with parties, lunches, dinners and all kinds of celebrations with family, friends and colleagues. However, for adults with hearing loss, these social gatherings can present unique challenges. Communicating with others can be arduous, especially in group […]

Australia is a country of boaters, with one of the highest rates of boat ownership in the world. It’s approx million vessels registered in Australia and one in ten Australians holds a boating licence. Although it is estimated that 18% of the Australian population goes boating every year, 29% of boaters say they do poor […]

More and more countries are legalizing voluntary assisted dying. This allows a doctor, or sometimes a nurse, to administer life-ending drugs to an eligible person who asks for it. From 2023 282 million people lived in regions where voluntary assisted dying is legal. In jurisdictions such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Oregon, such laws have […]

It has become customary for our office Christmas party to hold a team quiz, followed by a fun round of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It usually ends in chaos. As a practicing GP, I think it may be worth summarizing the clinical risks of the season instead. So now we all begin together: “On […]

Australia’s largest provider of radiology services, I-MEDhas provided anonymized patient data to an artificial intelligence company without the patient’s explicit consent, Crikey recently reported. The data included images such as X-rays and CT scans, which were used to train the artificial intelligence. This prompted investigation by a citizen Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Follows […]