September 12, 2026
When a chest drain can wait
Stable trauma patients with pneumothorax may reach CT before chest drainage when physiology and logistics allow.
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August 22, 2026
A negative trauma ultrasound cannot exclude bleeding
Prehospital ultrasound is most useful when a reliable positive finding changes the trauma response.
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 24, 2026
ATLS XABCDE, olecranon bursitis and tongue-tie feeding assessment
ATLS haemorrhage-first sequencing and anatomical assessment of elbow swelling are the focus of the acute learning, with infant feeding and research ethics alongside.
Read briefingMay 17, 2026
Bradyarrhythmia, syncope and paediatric wrist fractures
Slow pulse, syncope and paediatric wrist deformity both need clinical context before a number or X-ray drives management.
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.
Read briefingMarch 28, 2026
Hidden risk across common presentations
A medical podcast briefing on posterior stroke, paediatric airway traps and why simple explanations can miss the real clinical risk.
Read briefingMarch 17, 2026
Bedside rules for AKI and articular cartilage injury
Bedside rules for early AKI assessment, thrombotic microangiopathy red flags, and why cartilage lesion depth predicts healing and later arthritis.
Read briefingMarch 8, 2026
Oedema, Hip Pain and Clinical Evidence
A medical podcast brief on oedema, hip pain and evidence methods, with one habit that could stop the next wrong escalation.
Read briefingMarch 7, 2026
Migraine prevention, bone cyst fracture and bleeding after pelvic radiotherapy
Three useful listens on earlier migraine prevention, pathological fracture after minor trauma, and bleeding or haematuria years after pelvic radiotherapy.
Read briefingMarch 7, 2026
Migraine, fractures and pelvic radiation disease
A medical podcast briefing on migraine disability, low-energy fractures and late pelvic radiotherapy symptoms that should slow reassurance and sharpen escalation.
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