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Examining With Polarised And Non-polarised Light 3/1/2021

Modern dermatoscopes allow practitioners to switch between polarised and non-polarised light modes.

A Small Contact Plate Makes Diagnosing Easier 2/23/2021

A Small Contact Plate Makes Diagnosing Easier

Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound findings in novel coronavirus disease-19 pnemoniae 4/28/2020

A case report and potential applications during COVID-19 outbreak

Lung ultrasound for COVID-19 4/28/2020

Expert physicians propose new international standards

Discussing the use of point-of-care ultrasound for evaluating COVID-19 patients 4/28/2020

Increasingly, hospitals are using point-of-care ultrasound to evaluate patients with COVID-19.

Sonographer Brings POCUS Education to Guyana 2/14/2020

Sonographer Brings POCUS Education to Guyana

Australian Hospital Uses X-Porte to Identify Bone Fractures 2/14/2020

Australian Hospital Uses X-Porte to Identify Bone Fractures

Preventative Screenings Save Lives 1/25/2020

Life Line Screening is known throughout the nation as the leading provider of community-based preventive health screening services.

Opioid Prescriptions Reduced With Nerve Blocks 1/25/2020

Six out of ten overdose deaths in the US involve an opioid drug. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 500,000 people died from drug overdoses. And every day, 91 Americans die from an ...

Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral IVS 1/25/2020

More than five million central venous catheter (CVC) lines are placed in U.S. hospitals each year, making it one of the most common invasive emergency room procedures.

Saint Mary’s Hospital uses Ultrasound in Successful Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Programme 1/25/2020

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a paradigm shift in perioperative care, designed to minimize the effects of surgical stress and safely facilitate early discharge.

White Memorial Scores Zero CLABSI and iatrogenic pneumothoraces 1/25/2020

White Memorial patient-safety advocates trigger hospital-wide change.

Computed Radiography (CR) or Digital Radiography (DR)? 3/6/2019

As every solution has its pros and cons, choosing between CR and DR acquisition systems is not always an easy decision to take.

What to consider when buying an x-ray machine 1/15/2019

Highlights of few technical points and optional features that everyone buying an x-ray machine should be aware of.

Benefits of My Health Record for healthcare professionals 7/17/2018

The public 3 month opt-out period for My Health Record is open until 15th October 2018. How will your patients embrace or refusal of the system effect your practice?

Why some moles become melanoma still a mystery 8/15/2017

Testing for two gene mutations commonly associated with melanoma would be insufficient to determine whether a mole could turn cancerous, University of Queensland research has found. ...

Modern Medicare IT system welcomed 10/25/2016

AMA President, Dr Michael Gannon, said on 19 October 2016 that the AMA welcomes the Government’s decision to replace the IT system that delivers Medicare and related payments.

RACP links chronic physical illnesses & mental health in young people 10/18/2016

A troubling link has been highlighted between chronic physical illnesses, like asthma or diabetes, and an increased risk of developing mental health problems in children and young ...

How clues in our genes could help prevent osteoporotic fracture 10/18/2016

$How clues in our genes could help prevent osteoporotic fracture$

In a world first, new Australian research has revealed that genetic profiling can help predict whether an individual will break a bone through osteoporosis.

New pathway empowers patients facing end-of-life in SA 10/18/2016