Articles

Read the latest articles relevant to your clinical practice, including exclusive insights from Healthed surveys and polls.

By reading selected clinical articles, you earn CPD in the Educational Activities (EA) category whenever you click the “Claim CPD” button and follow the prompts. 

Filter results

Prof Jayne Lucke

A recently published study claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it’s not as simple as that. While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can increase the risk of certain types of cancer, using a person’s lifetime number of sexual partners as a marker of their likely sexual health history is one of several flaws in this research.

Prof Raina MacIntyre

Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads.

Dr Linda Calabresi

It’s all very well to tell a patient with Bell palsy – they haven’t had a stroke and they are likely to recover. When half their face appears paralysed such assurances aren’t all that comforting.

Dr Nicole Lee

Relying on intention and willpower to stop drinking, even for a short period, is not usually enough. So what are the best strategies to take a break from drinking?

Dr Linda Calabresi

With the new MBS item number for managing eating disorders, help is far more accessible for patients with this condition.

A/Prof Nicola Hancock

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) promises a life-changing opportunity for Australians living with disabilities to get the supports they need to engage and participate fully in their communities.

Dr Linda Calabresi

Prospective fathers might consider taking fish-oil supplements to improve their fertility, new research suggests. Danish researchers conducted the study into the reproductive function among over 1500 young men (aged 18-19 years) from the general population. They compared parameters such as total sperm count and motility, as well as serum hormone levels including testosterone and FSH among those men who had reportedly taken fish oil supplements regularly over the past three months with those who didn’t.

Dr Linda Calabresi

ome very well-respected psychiatrists have raised serious concerns about the ethics and methodology of a new prospective study into transgender children, taking place at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service.

Dr Linda Calabresi

Online psychological therapy is becoming increasingly popular, with more options appearing every week it seems. It is particularly a good option for people who have difficulty accessing appropriate psychologists.

Prof Sarah Robertson

Smoke haze from Australia’s catastrophic bushfires is continuing to affect many parts of the country.

Dr Linda Calabresi

This resource is a little different to the usual guideline or website that is commonly discussed in this newsletter. This is a product that was recommended by a number of patients and has the potential to really improve the quality of someone’s life. Quite simply it’s a waterproof protector that goes over a patient’s plaster or dressing. Called Blocc’s protectors, these covers are made of a type of rubber that stretches over the cast or dressing to make a waterproof seal. And apparently they are excellent at keeping the dressing or plaster dry.

Prof Jane Tomnay

Around one in six Australian women have had an abortion by their mid-30s. These women come from all age groups and demographics: some are mothers already, while others are child-free; some are partnered, others are single. Abortion was removed from the New South Wales Crimes Act in October and is now legal in all Australian states and territories, under certain circumstances. However, many women have difficulties accessing these services, especially in rural and regional areas. This needs to change.

A recently published study claims to have found a link between having had ten or more sexual partners and an increased risk of cancer. But it’s not as simple as that. While having a sexually transmissible infection (STI) can increase the risk of certain types of cancer, using a person’s lifetime number of sexual partners as a marker of their likely sexual health history is one of several flaws in this research.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

It’s all very well to tell a patient with Bell palsy – they haven’t had a stroke and they are likely to recover. When half their face appears paralysed such assurances aren’t all that comforting.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Relying on intention and willpower to stop drinking, even for a short period, is not usually enough. So what are the best strategies to take a break from drinking?

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

With the new MBS item number for managing eating disorders, help is far more accessible for patients with this condition.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) promises a life-changing opportunity for Australians living with disabilities to get the supports they need to engage and participate fully in their communities.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Prospective fathers might consider taking fish-oil supplements to improve their fertility, new research suggests. Danish researchers conducted the study into the reproductive function among over 1500 young men (aged 18-19 years) from the general population. They compared parameters such as total sperm count and motility, as well as serum hormone levels including testosterone and FSH among those men who had reportedly taken fish oil supplements regularly over the past three months with those who didn’t.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

ome very well-respected psychiatrists have raised serious concerns about the ethics and methodology of a new prospective study into transgender children, taking place at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital Gender Service.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Online psychological therapy is becoming increasingly popular, with more options appearing every week it seems. It is particularly a good option for people who have difficulty accessing appropriate psychologists.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Smoke haze from Australia’s catastrophic bushfires is continuing to affect many parts of the country.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

This resource is a little different to the usual guideline or website that is commonly discussed in this newsletter. This is a product that was recommended by a number of patients and has the potential to really improve the quality of someone’s life. Quite simply it’s a waterproof protector that goes over a patient’s plaster or dressing. Called Blocc’s protectors, these covers are made of a type of rubber that stretches over the cast or dressing to make a waterproof seal. And apparently they are excellent at keeping the dressing or plaster dry.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Around one in six Australian women have had an abortion by their mid-30s. These women come from all age groups and demographics: some are mothers already, while others are child-free; some are partnered, others are single. Abortion was removed from the New South Wales Crimes Act in October and is now legal in all Australian states and territories, under certain circumstances. However, many women have difficulties accessing these services, especially in rural and regional areas. This needs to change.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles