I’m a regular contributor to The Medical Republic, a magazine for doctors with specialist titles covering the latest news in oncology, rheumatology, allergy and respiratory medicine.

Best and worst labels for back pain

The Medical Republic | June 2022

Australian research clarifies which terms most reduce patients’ desire for imaging, surgery and second opinions.

Common arthritis drug shows promise in treating alopecia

Dermatology Republic | Apr 2022

The results put baricitinib one step closer to being the first drug approved to treat adults with alopecia areata.

Probiotic reduces peanut therapy side effects

Allergy & Respiratory Republic | Feb 2022

Oral immunotherapy helped allergic kids achieve remission and enjoy a better quality of life than standard care.

A nail in the coffin for platelet-rich plasma injections in knee OA?

RheUma.com.au | Dec 2021

Platelet-rich plasma injections are no better than placebo at reducing knee pain or slowing disease progression in knee osteoarthritis, an Australian study finds.

Why don’t we talk about sex and cancer?

Oncology Republic | Sept 2021

Oncologists don’t often ask patients about sexual health concerns but starting a conversation can help normalise patient concerns and opens the door to more holistic care.

Young adult cancers show distinct features

Oncology Republic | Nov 2021

Young adult cancers show distinct genetic differences to the same types of tumours in older patients, and differential immune responses that may indicate poorer response to immunotherapies, a cross-cancer analysis shows.

Repurposing rheuma drugs to treat COVID

RheUma.com.au | July 2021

The search continues to find effective treatments for COVID-19, which has killed nearly 3.9 million people worldwide as of June 2021, and drugs developed for rheumatic diseases are leading the charge.

Preschoolers still overprescribed costly asthma medications

ALLERGY & RESPIRATORY REPUBLIC | AUG 2020

Prescriptions of combination asthma therapies for children and adolescents are declining but children under five are still prescribed inappropriate treatments against national guidelines, an Australian study finds.

Stem cell trial asks the big OA question

RHEUMA.COM.AU | MAR 2020

A sizeable clinical trial testing a stem cell therapy for OA has opened, encouraged by experts who say it should provide long-overdue evidence for whether or not stem cells are safe and effective for knee OA.