First-ever head injury guidelines for children While the guidelines were devised primarily for emergency department clinicians, experts say they can also offer direction for GPs.
Why are asthma patients not at increased susceptibility to COVID? Researchers believe the answer may relate to reduced expression of ACE-2 receptors in the lower airway.
Soft tissue injuries to ‘soar’ as lockdown eases: Expert But that does not mean injured patients have to stop exercising.
Clinical course of COVID-19: What GPs need to know newsGP looks at the presenting symptoms, how the illness progresses clinically, and why patients deteriorate.
Nearly 60,000 sports-related hospitalisations per year: AIHW Men are disproportionately affected, but the impact of long-term injury is finally moving closer into the spotlight.
‘We need to show leadership’: Doctors with disability Dr Dinesh Palipana wants to pave the way for other medical students and doctors with disability.
Is it time to rethink RICE for soft-tissue injuries? RICE – rest, ice, compression, elevation – has been the mainstay of soft-tissue injury treatment, but experts are questioning the ice.
Sport and brain injury: Building the connection Long-term effects of sports-related brain injury are being brought to light, but an expert says broader research is needed.
The potentially long-lasting effects of concussion One in 10 people with concussion may experience persistent symptoms for months – or even years.
The high cost of brain injury as a result of family violence A landmark new report from Brain Injury Australia shines a light on family-violence-related brain injury, and points to a pathway for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.