October 22, 2026
A BMI percentile cannot guide treatment alone
Age and disease severity should guide obesity treatment, with family-based support and outcomes beyond BMI.
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October 16, 2026
Glandular fever despite a negative Monospot
Distinguish Epstein–Barr virus from its mimics and advise safe recovery beyond the sore throat.
Read briefingOctober 14, 2026
A low cholesterol risk score can mislead
Lifetime lipid exposure, inherited markers and inflammatory disease can change prevention decisions despite reassuring results.
Read briefingOctober 9, 2026
When relief masks poor asthma control
Asthma treatment must address airway inflammation and future exacerbations, not simply relieve wheeze.
Read briefingSeptember 21, 2026
Reducing the cost of everyday tasks
Reducing everyday energy demands can preserve capacity for the activities a patient values most.
Read briefingAugust 29, 2026
Endocarditis starts before the echocardiogram
Classical signs may be absent; culture volume and device-aware imaging carry more diagnostic weight.
Read briefingAugust 27, 2026
Speech delay after a normal hearing screen
Which communication delays require audiology and early referral, even when other development is reassuring?
Read briefingAugust 7, 2026
Paediatric anaphylaxis, hypercalcaemia, thyroid nodules and sustainable teams
Prehospital paediatric emergencies with calcium and thyroid diagnostic decisions, prostate cancer survivorship, autonomic and connective-tissue disorders
Read briefingJuly 17, 2026
Paediatric osteomyelitis, hip fractures, persistent hiccups and prostate cancer care
Paediatric osteomyelitis and hip-fracture assessment, with persistent hiccups, normal-pressure hydrocephalus evidence and prostate cancer support
Read briefingJune 23, 2026
GHB toxicity, rectal cancer in pregnancy and safer portal messaging
GHB-related respiratory compromise and persistent rectal bleeding in pregnancy shape the clinical learning, with portal triage, access appraisal and nutrition counselling adding breadth.
Read briefingJune 3, 2026
Tonsillitis, travellers’ diarrhoea and trauma transfusion
A sore throat needs observations, ear and neck checks, and antibiotic scoring before throat appearance drives prescribing.
Read briefingMay 2, 2026
Multifocal intracranial stenosis, trauma haemorrhage and work injury records
New multifocal intracranial stenosis demands mechanism-focused stroke reasoning before trauma haemorrhage, work injury records and kidney cancer adjuvant decisions.
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