In this edition, we would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr Aemelia Melloy, General Surgeon, as she sets up her new practice alongside Dr John Knott. Her interests are in Breast and Endocrine but she will be assisting us with mainstream GI conditions as well. I’ve asked her to update us on [...]
We are almost at the end of another tumultuous year brought on by COVID19. This will be our final newsletter for the year. We will have a very special announcement to make in the new year when we celebrate passing a very big milestone: it’s has been more than 15 years since we started operating [...]
As you are aware, access to a modern oesophageal testing lab had been available through our private rooms for well over 6 months. This has assisted us in diagnosing problematic patients who are thought to have “reflux” but have not followed the script in terms of response to conventional medications. This update will help [...]
Advances in molecular biology, immunology, and drug development since the late 1990s have led to a variety of new treatment approaches to IBD and other systemic inflammatory diseases associated with autoimmunity. An overview of the drugs (current and new) available to our IBD patients on the PBS will be reviewed here. TNF Inhibition The [...]
