Your periods are all over the place, you’ve struggled with weight, you’re intimidated by your own toe hair, but whenever you mention PCOS to anyone they assume you’re just worried about lumpy ovaries. Researchers [...]
It’s not hard to be a medical expert – just answer ‘we need more research’ to any question and you’ll be correct 90% of the time. This is especially true of conditions that affect [...]
Obesity isn’t about being a good or bad person. It’s about biology, and how your body metabolises energy. Endocrinologists have long known this, but medicines like Mounjaro, Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda and Trulicity have mainstreamed [...]
Low blood sodium (hyponatraemia) is an easy state to fall into, but a hard one to get out of. At first glance, it sounds like a problem with a simple fix – just add [...]
It’s important to be balanced in all areas of life, but most of all on a molecular level. Our hormones, vitamins, minerals, fluids and temperature are all constantly changing, but they also have to [...]
When it takes half a year or half your paycheque to see an endocrinologist, it’s really no surprise that we’re turning to the internet for advice. If you’ve had bad experiences with doctors or [...]
Medicine in the Northern Territory works a little differently than in other states. Up north crocodiles outnumber endocrinologists, which is unfortunate because crocs are terrible at explaining HbA1c. Vast distances, poverty, and language and [...]
Primary hyperparathyroidism might be one of those diseases where the name is more painful than the symptoms. But if we break it down, we can see that this over-complicated word is actually a little [...]
Despite what your cat, your boss, your baby or your algorithm might say, 1am is not a good time to be awake. People aren’t possums, and while sitting in a tree at midnight eating [...]
If you had to get a test, would you prefer to spend all afternoon in a hospital, or be home in time for lunch? Elisabeth Ng, endocrinologist and PhD candidate in the Endocrine Hypertension [...]
