No time to waste 11 Nov 2009 0 comments Intensive early intervention may be able to change the course of autism, but many children are diagnosed too late.
Holding out hope 25 Aug 2009 0 comments Better understanding of the brain’s plasticity is offering new possibilities for stroke survivors.
The fad reality 29 Jul 2009 0 comments Patients think they’ve got hypothyroidism, then it’s food allergies. Fad diagnosis is occasionally fact based, but misdiagnosis is all too common.
Paying the price 7 Jul 2009 0 comments General practice is often said to be recession proof but, when patients are suffering, can GPs really be immune? We look at the impact of the financial crisis on GPs —now, and in the future.
Gender troubles 28 Oct 2008 0 comments A court’s decision to allow a 12-year-old girl to receive hormonal treatment to prevent puberty has focused attention on the plight of children who believe they have been born into the wrong…
Scared to look 4 Jun 2008 0 comments As scanning technology becomes increasingly sensitive, doctors face a dilemma: what should they do about incidental findings?
Check public hospital indemnity cover, GPs warned 3 Jun 2008 0 comments GPs who work in public hospitals have been warned to check their indemnity insurance to ensure they are covered for treating public patients.
Psychosis drugs risk in dementia 3 Jun 2008 0 comments Antipsychotics put older adults with dementia at a greater risk of death or hospitalisation and should be prescribed with caution, researchers say.
Thyroid finding prompts warning of no alcohol in pregnancy 30 May 2008 0 comments Even normal levels of alcohol consumption may affect the female thyroid, research suggests, prompting a call for complete abstinence in pregnant women and those planning a pregnancy.
Androgen deprivation ups fracture risk 29 May 2008 0 comments Men treated for prostate cancer with androgen deprivation therapy should have their bone mineral density monitored.