From Monash Health to Martha’s Rule: recognising deterioration earlier by partnering with families

How connections made at the International Forum accelerated international change In 2020, Australia's largest public health service, Monash Health, began work to improve recognition of paediatric deterioration by partnering more closely with parents and families. A co-design process with consumers and clinicians resulted in a single proactive ...

2026-04-09T13:31:17+01:0019 February 2026|BMJ Case Reports, Corporate announcement, Our impact|

Little awareness of medical + psychological complexities of steroid cream withdrawal

Condition often poorly recognised, diagnosed, managed and researched, say report authors This has prompted unfounded fears, particularly on social media, that all steroids are harmful There is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological complexities of ‘topical steroid withdrawal’—the body’s adverse response to the prolonged use of ...

2025-12-17T09:38:48+00:0017 December 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Raising awareness of a rare but serious risk linked to menstrual cup use

When Dr Clara Maarup Prip, a urologist and gynaecologist at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, encountered a rare case of kidney swelling (ureterohydronephrosis) caused by a menstrual cup, it was unlike anything she had seen before. The menstrual cup had been compressing the ureter where it enters the bladder, leading ...

2026-04-09T13:23:48+01:002 October 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Corporate announcement, Our impact|

Position menstrual cups carefully to avoid possible kidney problems, doctors urge

Warning comes after lopsided placement blocked urine flow into the bladder A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a young woman with uterohydronephrosis—a swollen kidney caused by blocked urine ...

2025-02-11T09:51:15+00:0011 February 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Tightly tied waist cord of saree underskirt may pose cancer risk, warn doctors

Continued cord friction linked to chronic inflammation, leading to skin ulceration A tightly tied waist cord of the underskirt (petticoat) traditionally worn under a saree, particularly in rural parts of India, may lead to what has been dubbed ‘petticoat cancer,’ warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating two women ...

2024-11-06T12:19:53+00:006 November 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|

Breakdancers may risk ‘headspin hole’ caused by repetitive headspins, doctors warn

Condition manifests as protruding scalp lump, plus hair loss and tenderness Breakdancers may be at risk of developing a condition caused by repeatedly doing a cardinal move of their practice and performance—the headspin—warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports. Dubbed the ‘headspin hole,’ or ‘breakdance bulge,’ the condition is unique ...

2024-10-11T08:34:28+01:0011 October 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|
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