The Penis Is A Pointer to Men’s Overall Health
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 [...]
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10, 2024
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10, 2024
How obesity affects your sperm and fertility
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 [...]
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08, 2024
Does PCOS cause heart disease? Dr Jillian Tay explains.
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. [...]
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08, 2024
Is it high blood pressure or is it primary aldosteronism?
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 [...]
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06, 2024
Thyroid cancer is more varied than you think
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 [...]
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06, 2024
Ania vs Cushing’s Disease: a patient’s story
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 [...]
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04, 2024
No more prolactinoma: A/Prof Sunita De Sousa’s talk to the ESA/SRB ASM
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 [...]
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03, 2024
Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?
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 [...]
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03, 2024
A bittersweet AI experiment: Prof. Chris Gilfillan’s presentation to the ESA/SRB ASM
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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02, 2024
Music is the best medicine – for these diabetic mice
Usually, talking to your internal organs doesn’t make them do what you want, even if you ask nicely. Traditionally, musical mice make things more saccharine, not less. Like a record, scientists have spun these [...]