15th May 2020, Dr Chee L Khoo Please don’t ask me about the flu vaccine situation this year with the Covid-19 pandemic in the background. Totally mismanaged again by the government (from our end at least). We were first told in mid-March that it is super important to get yourContinue Reading
While the number of cases of coronavirus infection in Australia remains low, it is rapidly increasing. It is no longer confined to people returning from overseas or who have been in contact with someone known to have coronavirus. ANYONE with ANY symptoms of a flu (sore throat, runny nose, cough,Continue Reading
First, it’s not good, then it’s Ok and now we are not sure. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. We are talking about eggs and the association with cardiovascular disease and mortality. It’s stuck in many of our and our patients’ minds that eggs are no good. It doesn’t helpContinue Reading
Dr Chee L Khoo, 14th June 2019 We all know how frustrating it is regaining the weight that you have lost. All those hard earned efforts down the drain. You often wonder why it happens to you. Well, you are not alone. “Most” people who successfully lose weight regain themContinue Reading
When couples present for investigations of infertility, semen analysis is one of the earliest investigations we order. Every so often, the results come back with reduced sperm numbers, motility or normal forms. It is frustrating as a GP when we are unable to advise them what they can take toContinue Reading
One of the great advantages of being a runner is that wherever you go, all you have to do is pack a pair of running shoes and the world is your oyster. During a recent visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I went out running on the local streets. It wasContinue Reading
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20th October 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo The diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS often strikes fear in young women or their mothers. They all worry about future infertility although there are more issues than that. Unfortunately, up until recently, there is confusion out there about the diagnosis andContinue Reading
“Trust me, I’m a doctor” is so universally accepted that we don’t even have to say it. Patients know that they can trust their doctors implicitly. What are we asking patients to trust us with though? The current debate or argument about the pros and cons of opt-in or opt-out withContinue Reading
Sorry guys. Practice closed from Monday 1st October to Sunday 7th October. Reopening on Monday 8th October. Off to Berlin for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual scientific conference for one week. This is no golf holiday! Gruesome 13 hour day of lectures till Friday. ThenContinue Reading