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| Social Media and the Future of Medicine |
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Given shifting demographics and greater access to health information, a new approach is needed regarding how we think about delivering health care to the community. In this editorial, a medical practitioner and an industrial design practitioner challenge the status quo of how health care is conceived, developed, and delivered. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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David George Noble, Deana McDonagh
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REVIEW |
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| SGLT2 inhibitors: New medicines for addressing unmet therapeutic needs in type 2 diabetes |
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The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is rising in Australia and there is an increasing need for new glucose-lowering drugs with benefits beyond glucose control. With the approval of dapagliflozin and canagliflozin in Europe, the US, and Australia, these drugs have the potential to become an important treatment option for effective and well-tolerated management of diabetes. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Robert G Moses, Stephen Colagiuri, Carol Pollock
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CLINICAL AUDIT |
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| A Study of Acute Otitis Externa at Wellington Hospital 2007-2011 |
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The epidemiology and management of acute otitis externa in New Zealand has not previously been described. This may be due to local population idiosyncrasies such as swimming habits, bacterial colonisation, health-seeking behaviours; prescribing practices of health practitioners; and pharmaceutical subsidies for available antimicrobials. Primary and emergency physicians can be better informed in making decisions to treat or refer patients. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Rahul Jayakar, James Sanders, Emily Jones
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CASE STUDY |
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| Miliary Tuberculosis with Left Brachial Monoplegia: A case report |
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Miliary tuberculosis has various clinical manifestations, making timely diagnosis difficult; mortality has remained high despite effective therapy. This case study shows brain tuberculoma with miliary mottling in the lungs in an immunocompetent individuals, which is rare. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Nayyar Iqbal, Nagarajan Natarajan, Sivakumar Periyasamy, Sanjoy George, Aneesh Basheer, Sudhagar Mookkappan
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| Jejuno-jejunal intussusception: An unusual initial presentation of metastatic melanoma |
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Malignant melanoma is known to metastasise to the intestine, but is a rare cause of intussusception. This case study suggests one should suspect intussusception as a cause of obstruction in a patient diagnosed with melanoma. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Puneet Malik, Rajendra Mandia, Rohit Maheshwari, Dinesh Chandra Sharma
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| An unorthodox innervation of the gluteus maximus muscle and other associated variations: A case report |
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This case study reports the co-existence of unusual variations in the gluteal region, which warrant attention as this region is the area of frequent surgical intervention. The described variations may lead to adverse effects such as nerve injury during deep intramuscular injections in the gluteal region, failed sciatic nerve block in anaesthesia, and injury during posterior hip operations. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Suhani Sumalatha, Antony Sylvan D Souza, Jitendra Singh Yadav, Sachendra Kumar Mittal, Amoldeep Singh, Sushma R Kotian
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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| Letters to the Editor |
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Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: A major public health concern; Feasibility of using the Short Message Service in health services: Is the real use possible? Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Ayla M Tourkmani, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Alian A Alrasheedy, Hisham Aljadhey, Turki J Alharbi, Mohammad Salimi, Ahmad Fayaz-Bakhsh, Samad Azari
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BOOK REVIEW |
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| Medicines in health systems: advancing access, affordability and appropriate use. |
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Medicines in health systems: Advancing access, affordability, and appropriate use Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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P Ravi Shankar
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