Current reports indicate that fertility problems affect approximately 15% of Australian couples. There’s a lot of focus on women improving their diet and lifestyle but…
Read More Male nutrition and how it can improve fertility – by Melanie McGrice AdvAPD>
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) have released a report revealing that surgery could be avoided if patients with diabetes, stroke, and…
Read More Multidisciplinary care of chronic diseases for cost effectiveness and surgery prevention>
Surgeons do tend to get a bit of a bad rap when it comes to their personality traits. When we interviewed Mimi Le, who was…
Read More Are surgeons really arrogant, or is it just that they aren’t “agreeable?”>
If News Limited website www.news.com.au is anything to go by, the tide is turning against Pete Evans. Fast. Their story published in October 2014 painted…
Read More Calling for the rise of dietitians following the fall of Pete Evans>
He may not know it, but former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan was one of the catalysts that brought about the book Below…
Read More “Below the Belt: Experiences with Prostate Cancer” anthology released>
Once again the federal government’s industry employment projections data show that the Health Care and Social Assistance sector will be the leading provider of new…
Paleo, raw food, 5:2, Mediterranean; the endless choice of diets is even more overwhelming than the breakfast cereal aisle at the supermarket! I am constantly…
Read More Hot (or not) diets – the 5:2 – by APD Katrina Mills>
President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Professor Michael Grigg has released a statement saying that it is disappointing that media reports suggest…
Following on from my article yesterday congratulating Dr Gabrielle McMullin for starting the conversation about the sexual harassment of female doctors in training, it’s time…
Please be warned that this article and those it links to discuss some explicit material. Vascular surgeon Dr Gabrielle McMullin has issued a warning to…
When I came across this hard-core group of 5 walkers (and Milly the fur baby) plus a support team who are preparing to walk the…
In recent days the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)…
Read More APS, RACP, RANZCP and RACGP call for children to be released from detention>
The Heart of Australia is a 25 metre clinic on a truck that is the brainchild of Dr Rolf Gomes, a Brisbane cardiologist. He had…
Read More Cardiologist in a truck becomes the Heart of Australia>
Teal Ribbon Day is being held today in an effort to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. And with good reason. The statistics are pretty scary.…
Read More Ovarian cancer symptoms and prevention still misunderstood>
A paper published in Physiotherapy Research International has looked at the physiotherapist’s respiratory assessment in critical care, and in particular, identifying parenchymal pulmonary pathology. The…
Read More Will physiotherapists be routinely using lung ultrasound for critical care in the future?>
The health industry is incredibly rewarding yet can be a mentally draining area to work in. Take it from Natasha Jennings of the Alfred Hospital’s…
Read More Upskilling online made possible by Monash University>
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s Victorian president Anthony Tassone and Brisbane pharmacist Chris Owen have taken to Twitter to hit back at News Corp journalist…
Read More Pharmacists hit back at supermarket article published by News Corp>
Shelley Straw qualified as an Eye & Ear Nurse in 1982, and worked in the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital for close to 25…
Read More Rolling out multiple ear clinics – by Shelley Straw>
Accredited Practising Dietitian Sally Marchini was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes almost 40 years ago and then coeliac disease 13 years ago. It was that…
Read More Are your clients gluten free for the right reasons? by Sally Marchini APD>
We love what the crew at the Australian Doctor’s Spouse Network are doing, so we thought we would get co-founder Amanda Low to let you…
Read More Australian Doctor’s Spouse Network meetups in the park in February>
