‘Rugby player’s aorta’ warning

Male rugby players have an “alarming” prevalence of ascending aorta dilatation and abnormal anterior effacement that warrants ongoing surveillance, cardiologists say. The Australian study was prompted by an incidental finding in former rugby league player and rugby union coach Phil...

Male rugby players have an “alarming” prevalence of ascending aorta dilatation and abnormal anterior effacement that warrants ongoing surveillance, cardiologists...

Medical politics

Specialists to bypass GPs with direct referrals

The RACP has thrown its support behind a proposal to allow consultant specialists to refer directly for Medicare-rebated consultations with allied health professionals, bypassing the GP. In a plan laid out by the MBS Review Taskforce, a direct referral pathway will...

The RACP has thrown its support behind a proposal to allow consultant specialists to refer directly for Medicare-rebated consultations with...

e-health

Facebook acts to remove health hype and snake oil

Facebook is taking further steps to reduce the spread of false medical information on its pages and minimise the spruiking of dodgy health products. The social media giant claims to have changed its ranking algorithm to decrease the visibility of...

Facebook is taking further steps to reduce the spread of false medical information on its pages and minimise the spruiking...

Heart Failure

Phage therapy used to cure prosthetic valve infection

Bacteriophage therapy has been used for the first time in Australia as an adjunct to antibiotic treatment for prosthetic valve endocarditis. Clinicians at Westmead Hospital in Sydney have reported the successful use of a commercial bacteriophage product in the case...

Bacteriophage therapy has been used for the first time in Australia as an adjunct to antibiotic treatment for prosthetic valve...