We’re all for embracing our age and loving the ageing process; they’re called the golden years for a reason. But alas, ageing and degeneration can cause a range of conditions and diseases, including a host that affect our bones, muscles and joint health. Left untreated, these can lead to discomfort, [...]
With Dr Kylie McLachlan Your pancreas probably doesn’t run on radio frequency. But the one next to you just might. Scientists are one step closer to creating an “artificial pancreas”, and it’s now available to diabetes patients in Australia. It’s called a hybrid closed-loop insulin pump, and it has the [...]
With Dr Adrian Chazan It’s National Sleep Awareness Week in August this year, so it’s an appropriate time to mention that 39.8% of Australians suffer from inadequate sleep. This snowballing figure is due no doubt to upswings in obesity, depression and anxiety, and the 24-hour round-the-clock world we live in [...]
Pacemakers are truly a wonderful thing and have no doubt saved the lives of millions of people around the world who have had them inserted. But that’s not to say that the medical profession is not looking for a better way. That is exactly the role of medical professionals – [...]
With Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Soong Chua As far as your upper body’s concerned, your rotator cuff could be the first thing to go. Rotator cuff tears are as debilitating as they are widespread: about 22% of the general population will tear a rotator cuff at some point in their life. [...]
With Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Nathan White ACL tears Your knees are home to three bones, four ligaments, two tendons, and two kinds of cartilage. They are the largest joint in your body, and given that they are responsible for the forwards, sideways, and twisting movement of your legs, it’s no [...]
With Mr Michael Johnston Around the year 1000 AD, an Arabian surgical pioneer named Albucasis performed the first recorded open abdominal surgery, using ant-nippers and a thin suture pulled from an animal’s gut to sew the intestine shut. A thousand years later, surgeons around the globe can cut, stitch and [...]