Endocrinology
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Jim, a previously healthy 73-year-old, presents with increasing fatigue despite sleeping well and resting regularly.

He used to cycle about one hour a day, but for the past few months his exercise

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Patients on proton pump inhibitors may need their renal function and electrolytes monitored while on therapy, US researchers say.

In their analysis, more than 42,500 adverse events reported to the US

Sebastian, a 28-year-old chemistry PhD student, presents with a two-month history of insomnia.

Sebastian is in the process of final data analysis and writing up his thesis.

He initially attributed

Some oral menopausal hormone replacement therapy tablets (HRT) more than double the risk of blood clots, according to a new analysis.

The authors of the BMJ study, from the University of Nottingham,

Pregnancy and birth outcomes for overweight or obese women are no better if they take metformin while pregnant, a SA study shows.

In the GRoW trial, 514 pregnant women with a BMI >25 kg/m2 were

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27th February 2019

A low dose of radioactive iodine for ablation appears just as effective as a high dose for patients with low or intermediate risk differentiated thyroid cancer, researchers say.

Long-term follow-up

Multiple preparations are available on the Australian market for men requiring testosterone replacement therapy.

Changes to the PBS in 2015 required that decisions to commence testosterone be made in

The normal range for thyroid hormone levels may need to be revisited, say US researchers who found patients with free thyroxine levels (fT4) at the high end of the reference range are at increased

The normal range for thyroid hormone levels may need to be revisited, say US researchers who found patients with free thyroxine levels (fT4) at the high end of the reference range are at increased

The normal range for thyroid hormone levels may need to be revisited, say US researchers who found patients with free thyroxine levels (fT4) at the high end of the reference range are at increased