Clinician-researchers work at the meeting point of patient care, scientific discovery, education and service improvement. Their clinical responsibilities…
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Sepsis can develop rapidly when the body responds to an infection with a damaging, dysregulated immune reaction. Early symptoms may be subtle, and a single set…
Climate change is altering the health risks experienced across Australian cities. In Brisbane, rising average temperatures, more frequent hot days, and severe…
Antibiotics can be life-saving for older people, yet prescribing decisions in residential aged care are often complicated by frailty, dementia, multiple health…
Chronic pain is experienced through the body, mind, relationships, work, housing, finances, and access to care. A numerical pain score can indicate intensity,…
Rare cancers affect relatively small numbers of people, which can make them difficult to study through conventional research methods. Individual hospitals may…
During the first wave of COVID-19, health services faced a difficult balance: clinical decisions had to be made quickly, while the evidence changed almost…
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) affects people whose symptoms continue after adequate trials of standard therapies, such as antidepressant medication and…
Gestational diabetes is becoming a more urgent maternal health priority as more pregnant women experience high blood glucose during pregnancy. Young mothers…
Precision medicine promises care that is better matched to a person’s genetic profile, environment, lifestyle, and clinical history. Its applications range…
