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16 12, 2024

Don’t buy testosterone online from strangers on the internet

2024-12-16T13:32:19+10:00December 16th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Reproductive health|Tags: , , , , |

It feels hypocritical to warn you about buying testosterone online when testosterone replacement therapy has made such a huge difference in my life. The benefit for me was instant – better energy, better mood, [...]

22 10, 2024

The Penis Is A Pointer to Men’s Overall Health

2024-10-22T16:05:53+10:00October 22nd, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Reproductive health|Tags: , , , , , |

If eyes are the window to the soul, then the penis is the measuring stick of men’s heath. While many men think a dodgy todger is a natural part of ageing, penis health is [...]

8 10, 2024

How obesity affects your sperm and fertility

2024-10-08T14:23:15+10:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Hormone biology, Lifestyle, Men’s health, Obesity, Research Updates|Tags: , , , |

It turns out that when it comes to fertility, size does matter – but maybe not in the way we all assumed. Every day it feels like there’s some new advice for would-be dads [...]

19 08, 2024

Does PCOS cause heart disease? Dr Jillian Tay explains.

2024-08-19T00:32:44+10:00August 19th, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Lifestyle, Reproductive health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , |

Like many health conditions affecting women and people with ovaries, PCOS had historically been misconstrued as a problem with the lady parts. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome remains under-diagnosed, its mechanisms under-researched and its impact under-estimated. [...]

9 08, 2024

Is it high blood pressure or is it primary aldosteronism?

2024-08-09T22:51:42+10:00August 9th, 2024|Categories: Cardiovascular, Endocrine Diseases|Tags: , |

If you’re doing everything to manage your blood pressure but can’t quite get it under control, primary aldosteronism might be the culprit. This hard-to-pronounce hormonal imbalance often flies under the radar, camouflaged as ordinary [...]

28 06, 2024

Thyroid cancer is more varied than you think

2024-06-28T17:54:39+10:00June 28th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Research Updates, Thyroid gland|Tags: , , |

Other than astrologers looking for an emotionally deep love affair, no one wants to be told that a cancer has been found. This is especially true for endocrine cancers, which occur in organs most [...]

6 06, 2024

Ania vs Cushing’s Disease: a patient’s story

2024-06-06T19:20:00+10:00June 6th, 2024|Categories: Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology, Pituitary gland|Tags: , , , |

While other journalists might be on the hunt for a cushy job, Ania Stepien is on a different mission—she’s searching for a Cushing's job. Cushing’s disease is a rare condition that can take years [...]

29 04, 2024

No more prolactinoma: A/Prof Sunita De Sousa’s talk to the ESA/SRB ASM

2024-06-07T18:25:40+10:00April 29th, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Medications and therapies, Pituitary gland, Research Updates|Tags: , , , , |

New guidelines for the treatment of prolactinoma have been released for the first time in almost 20 years, instigating a fierce debate about the best way to treat these challenging tumours. Know your prolactinoma [...]

21 03, 2024

Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?

2024-03-21T13:17:50+10:00March 21st, 2024|Categories: Drugs & Therapies, Medications and therapies, Menopause, Reproductive health, Trans health, Women’s health|Tags: , , , , , |

This article was written by A/Prof Ada Cheung and originally appeared in Pursuit News. Oestrogen skin patches deliver the hormone directly into the bloodstream. Picture: Alamy Since 2020 or so, there have [...]

19 03, 2024

A bittersweet AI experiment: Prof. Chris Gilfillan’s presentation to the ESA/SRB ASM

2024-03-19T12:27:33+10:00March 19th, 2024|Categories: Diabetes, Drugs & Therapies, Medications and therapies, Research Updates|Tags: , , |

For most of us, AI is the sound we make when we find out a robot has taken our job. For Professor Chris Gilfillan and his team of researchers, Artificial Intelligence suggests a convenient [...]

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