BACKGROUND Ultrasound is a tool of increasing importance in maternity care. Midwives have a central position in the care of pregnant women. However, studies regarding their experiences of the use of ultrasound in this context are limited. The purpose of this study was to explore Australian midwives' experiences and views of the role of obstetric ultrasound particularly in relation to clinical m...

Social prescribing is about expanding the range of options available to GP and patient as they grapple with a problem. Where that problem has its origins in socioeconomic deprivation or long­term psychosocial issues, it is easy for both patient and GP to feel overwhelmed and reluctant to open what could turn out to be a can of worms. Settling for a short­term medical fix may be pragmatic but ca...

This article constitutes the first holistic exploration of how neoliberalism permeates and manifests in Physical Activity Health Promotion (PAHP). It synthesises a critical analysis with sociological concepts medicalisation healthism draws on three distinct phases methods data collection, to more adequately understand development, prominence largely uncritical acceptance this domain global publ...

Background: Despite the wide range of available treatment modalities a delay between first outbreak acne vulgaris and an effective outcome is experienced by many patients. Considering growing incentives to improve patient satisfaction quality care while reducing healthcare costs, insights into structure, accessibility services beyond guidelines are therefore needed.Objective: To provide service...

The value of implementing literature in medical education is widely accepted. The initial responses of medical students to Thomas Mann's short story The Black Swan are described and their resources for making sense of the story are presented. Their written responses revealed that the students interpreted the story mainly through a medical framework and were capable of understanding the story's ...

Psychedelic compounds are on the cusp of being approved by medical regulators for treatment-resistant mental health disorders. Following promising clinical trials, and as rates ill rise globally, psychedelic medicine presents a new paradigm treating depression, anxiety, addiction post-traumatic stress disorder. The novelty therapies, cultural stigma they elicit, challenges regulation implementa...