Reflections on Medical Education

 What happens when there’s too much thyroid hormone in the body? When thyroid hormone levels are elevated, the body doesn’t just “speed up...

 The thyroid axis is one of the most common clinically encountered endocrine systems. It regulates metabolism, temperature, energy, and mood...

 Welcome to endocrine! This post is designed to help you reason through the hypothalamic–pituitary axis (HPA), not just memorise it. You don...

 Exams are just under eight weeks away - close enough to feel real, but still enough time to prepare steadily without panic. The key now is ...

 We’re proud to celebrate Dr Tracey Edwards, UOW Medicine Class of 2023 , whose latest article has just been published in the Australian Jou...

 You may hear medical students talk about “high yield” and “low yield” topics, the idea that some things are worth learning because they’ll ...

 Fractures are important—not just because they’re common, but because they reveal how bones respond to force, age, and physiology. One way t...

Hey students! 👋 Let’s take a deep dive into osteoporosis—a condition that’s far more than just “brittle bones.” In Australia, 1 in 3 women ...

You’ll hear it described as “sharp chest pain,” “worse when lying flat,” or “relieved by sitting forward.” But what’s actually happening whe...

Acute physical illness doesn’t just affect the body - it can destabilize the mind. For patients with schizophrenia, dementia or other psycho...