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[Case Report] 62yo undergoing procedure for a lung nodule
A 62‐year-old man is undergoing a CT‐guided core biopsy of a lung nodule when he develops an iatrogenic pneumothorax. After admission he has ongoing dyspnoea, oxygen desaturation, and chest pain and treatment for these doesn’t immediately go to plan.
Ep122: Funding pan-cancer therapies
Tissue-agnostic therapies may be a godsend for people with rare cancers and cancers of unknown origin, but regulatory and funding frameworks haven’t kept up with the scientific revolution.
Ep121: Precision oncology explained
Genomics has allowed increasingly rapid development highly-targeted cancer drugs and unprecedented improvements in outcomes for patients with more common cancers. Now, patients with rare cancers also have some hope in the form of tissue-agnostic therapies.
Ep115: One day as a nuclear medicine registrar
In this “reality audio” podcast we get a taste of the daily tasks and responsibilities of an advanced trainee in nuclear medicine. There is a broad mix of cases and professional collaborations.
Ep79: Melanoma vs the Double-Edged Sword
Immunotherapy has revolutionised care for patients with advanced melanoma but it’s not possible to identify responders in advance. We explore conversations with patients around expectations for prognosis and toxicity.
Ep33: Early Days for Cannabis Therapy
Cannabis is a plant rich with potential therapeutic compounds and centuries of cultural resonance. However, only a few of the claimed medical effects of the plant have been proven by rigorous clinical trials in people. These include spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and some cases of epilepsy. But for many other conditions, systematic reviews have concluded that meaningful clinical recommendations cannot be made. In this episode, we explain how important it is to separate the effect of various cannabinoids in a systematic way, and why well-regulated research and prescribing will be safer for patients.
Ep14: Fever of Unknown Origin
With the evolution of diagnostic technologies, the diverse conditions that underlie pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) are changing. This episode explains how to rationally investigate patients with persistent fevers, and alleviate their anxiety throughout the process.
Ep4: Stem Cell Therapies Today
This month we’re presenting an overview of stem cell research—looking at ongoing clinical trials for stem cell therapy around the world, and the current treatments available in Australia and New Zealand.