Internal Medicine

09/03/2024

Would you take a single injection every 6 months instead of regular tablets?

From JAMA:

"In this trial, single subcutaneous doses of zilebesiran, an RNA interference therapeutic, significantly lowered blood pressure for up to 6 months, suggesting potential for use as an effective antihypertensive with quarterly or biannual dosing."

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24/02/2024

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08/02/2024

Now taking referrals

Internal Medicine Australia
Gosford Specialist Day Hospital

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It has been said that ‘to specialise is to know more and more about less and less’ – in contrast an Internal Medicine Specialist aims to remain a ‘multi-organ’ expert rather than focus on a single area of study.

At Internal Medicine Australia we aim to support and complement the work of General Practitioners by taking on the more complicated patients. For example, a diabetic might have obesity, undiagnosed sleep apnoea, mild renal failure and poorly controlled hypertension. Hence, at IMA we are best suited to patients with multiple complex issues rather than have them see multiple specialists.

30/01/2024

A cheap and widely known medication now re-tasked to reduce cardiovascular death in diabetes?

After a recent myocardial infarction, daily low-dose colchicine reduces the risk for cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes, a recent study shows.

28/01/2024

Some research of interest.

"Our results are consistent with a study of older adults in the Seniors-Estudio Sobre Nutrición y Riesgo Cardiovascular study in Spain, which found that higher plant protein consumption was associated with higher odds of healthy aging. Additionally, replacing animal protein, total carbohydrates, or total fat with plant protein was significantly associated with higher odds of healthy aging in that population, which is in line with our findings"

"He added that the benefits of protein, especially from plant sources, would likely apply to men as well and increasing plant protein intake is not difficult. "If you want a snack during the day, eat a handful of nuts instead of potato chips,"

Protein intake plays an important role in maintaining the health status of older adults. However, few epidemiologic studies examined midlife protein intake in relation to healthy aging.

27/01/2024

Measles alert

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