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Less is more when treating kids with cancer
A reduction in the therapeutic radiation dose used to treat paediatric cancers is likely the cause of a drop in subsequent cancer in children, according to a study appearing in the 28 February issue of JAMA. [ + ]
How fake drugs end up in our public health system (and how to spot them)
We do not have a strong sense of how many counterfeit drugs are in the public health system and if you are relying on medication to support your health, you want it to work. [ + ]
Deep brain stimulation offers hope for chronic anorexia
Treatment-resistant anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Deep brain stimulation is giving patients hope. [ + ]
This is a fight we need to win, dermatologists say
This belief that eczema treatment is dangerous is the most common cause for poorly controlled disease. [ + ]
CPD online — what do the experts think?
In this, the next in our Panel of Experts series, we ask the question 'Where are the opportunities for nurses in CPD and can we professionally develop online?' [ + ]
Thought-controlled movement
A device smaller than a paperclip could one day help paralysed people move their limbs with the power of thought. [ + ]
Cuts to penalty rates are a threat to nurses and midwives, says NSWNMA
"There's a real prospect that changes in one industry will have a ripple effect into others, this is a genuine threat to our nurses and midwives, and aged-care workers who rely on penalty rates for 20% of their income." (NSWNMA). [ + ]
Is your brain training program worth its weight?
Popular brain training programs have been put to the test by researchers. The results show that some programs, but not all, can help slow cognitive decline that may lead to dementia. [ + ]
FactCheck: it's true – WA has the nation's highest rate of methamphetamine use
Western Australia's state Labor leader Mark McGowan was quoted as saying "we have the worst rate of methamphetamine usage in the country". It's true. [ + ]
AMA develops online fatigue-assessment tool
Fatigue and its implications are a profession-wide concern that can put at risk the health and safety of both patients and doctors. [ + ]
Digital marshmallow test examines impulse control
The new 'digital marshmallow test' looks at impulsive behaviour in adults that can lead to obesity, type 2 diabetes, substance abuse and suicide. [ + ]
'Mini-guts' offer clues to paediatric GI illness
A miniature model of the gut made from stem cells lifts the lid on how infection-causing enteroviruses enter the intestine. [ + ]
What's that word? Brain changes begin years before Alzheimer's diagnosis
Alzheimer's is a long game — it doesn't happen overnight. The good news is, early intervention can delay onset. [ + ]
3 companies to receive seed funds to develop medical devices for children
The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced seed grants to three companies developing medical devices for children. [ + ]
Contaminated machines used in cardiac surgery cause infection in patients
Melbourne researchers have used cutting-edge genomics technology to show a strain of a bacteria can be transmitted to patients from machines commonly used to regulate body temperature during cardiac surgery. [ + ]
