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 [...]
Apart from your long-lost evil twin, you’re the only person in the world who has your unique combination of genes. Genetic variation is a good thing – without it, we’d be the pugs of [...]
In medicine, too much or too little of something is usually a problem. Excess hormones, excess knees, hospital excess - all of these things can be a genuine pain in the butt. For ages, [...]
