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All about laparoscopy — Free health article | Jean Hailes
When you learn you may have a medical condition, there's often a new lingo or some tricky terminology to learn along with it. This is definitely the case…
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ACD A-Z of Skin - Port-wine Stain
A-Z OF SKIN Port-wine Stain BACK TO A-Z SEARCH What is it? Also known as … Capillary Malformation in modern terminology, as well as Nevus Flammeus A port-wine stain is a pink to red flat patch on the skin which has well-defined edges
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Information For You :: Fight Parkinson’s – Together we can
Fight Parkinson’s provides a range of resources and publications that can assist people living with Parkinson’s, their families and carers to feel more informed about the condition. We are also committed to funding research that will provide life quality outcomes for people living with Parkinson’s and ultimately, find a cure.
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Communication & social skills - Planet Puberty
As your child ages, communication skills and social skills become more and more important. Being able to communicate about puberty will empower your child to understand the changes that are happening to them. It will also help you to understand how they are feeling about those changes. This page is…
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Surgery - Synapse
Approximately half of all severe brain injuries will need surgery to remove or repair hematomas or contusions. These are often emergency procedures.
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Babies and limb difference | Limbs 4 Kids
Babies and limb difference Some parents find out that they are having a child with a limb difference during their pregnancy when it is picked up by a routine test
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Workplaces – Intersex Human Rights Australia
Guidance for employers, union representatives and staff on intersex issues and inclusion in the workplace.
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Explaining limb difference to your school community | Limbs 4 Kids
Explaining limb difference to your school community Your child’s experience at school can be affected by how their limb difference is understood and talked about with the staff, students and the wider school community
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LGBTQI Families and Same Sex Parents
Profound social change is taking place in the realm of parenthood. Several factors that are contributing to this change include reduced family sizes, postponed parenthood, voluntary/involuntary childlessness in some developed countries, an increase in unwanted pregnancy avoidance and changing roles and expectations of fathers.
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For LGBTIQA+ - Miscarriage Australia
Information around experiencing miscarriage as someone who identifies as LGBTIQA+ and where to find LGBTIQA+ specific support organisations.
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Risks and Benefits - Australasian Menopause Society
The following topics concerning menopause risks and benefits may be found in the AMS Information Sheets. Treating the Menopause – the Concept of Risk and Benefit Women making decisions about treatment during menopause - or any other medical decisions - are going to be presented with information about risk, for instance the risk of taking hormone therapy (HT). How does a woman know if increased risk is relevant to her? It helps to have a good grasp of the way the terminology is used by doctor
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Inclusive practice – Intersex Human Rights Australia
Guides to inclusive practice, to help make your service, program or project intersex-friendly.
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The Health and Care of First Nations Australians | Ausmed
First Nations Australians are diverse peoples with a variety of histories, cultures, languages and experiences. In order to deliver appropriate and culturally competent care, it is essential to understand the care needs and health of First Nations peoples.
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RACGP - Autism spectrum disorder
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Superbugs Explained | Ausmed
Resistance to an antibiotic occurs when a microorganism grows in the presence of an antibiotic which would usually be sufficient to inhibit or kill organisms of the same species. The severity of a superbug depends on the number of different antibiotics the microorganism is resistant to.
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Cancer Staging | Ausmed
Cancer staging relates to how much cancer is in an individual’s body and where it is located. Staging provides the healthcare team with information to help plan the patient's treatment and understand their long-term outlook. Cancers are staged depending on several factors.
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RACGP - Prenatal testing
Reproduced with permission from The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Types of Congestive Heart Failure | Ausmed
We tend to throw around the term 'congestive heart failure' like there is such a beast, the truth is that there are scads of pathophysiologic differences between left and right CHF, low and high output CHF, and systolic and diastolic CHF.
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Chemical Restraint: Commonplace in Aged Care? |Ausmed
Chemical restraint is the administering of medicine to restrict the freedom or sedate a person in your care. The drugs used are not related to the medical treatment of the individual.
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Long COVID in Australia – a review of the literature, Summary - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Long COVID is a multi-system illness characterised by ongoing persistent symptoms that can last for weeks or months following COVID-19 infection. This review investigates the scale and impact of...
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