I see a lot of patients wrongly diagnosed with IBS
It breaks my heart seeing patients when they come to me with this problem and they have been suffering for years.
Conditions
I thought my brain fog was due to stress – but it was dementia
Jim Rogers thought his brain fog and absent-mindedness was due to stress or a side effect of cholesterol medication. Then he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at just 55.
‘I’m learning to drive again with no hands or feet’
When a bout of flu gave a Central Coast father the shakes, he laid down for a rest — when he “awoke” three weeks later it was to the worst news of his life.
They told me I didn’t have cancer, but a tumour sat there for months
One of two women who had their breast biopsies swapped in a shocking BreastScreen Queensland bungle has told of her devastation after being given a false all-clear.
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The pros and cons of a daily polypill for over-50s
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This common drink increases the risk of serious heart condition, study finds
We’ve been mistaking it as a healthy choice
The ‘valuable’ test if you have high cholesterol or blood pressure
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New hope for Aussies with painful condition
Australians suffering from a debilitating illness have scored a huge win in a major development.
Wrong woman operated on in shock cancer test swap
An investigation has been launched after the biopsy results of two breast cancer patients were mixed up in a shocking lab bungle.
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