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Feminist language being hijacked to market medical tests

Feminist language being hijacked to market medical tests

Narratives around empowerment and women’s rights are being co-opted to market interventions not backed by evidence, according to new research.


GPs encouraged to upskill in opioid dependence treatment

GPs encouraged to upskill in opioid dependence treatment

An RACGP program aims to help GPs better understand this ‘rewarding’ area of medicine and boost authorised prescriber numbers.


Consider MHT for bones: New menopause guideline

Consider MHT for bones: New menopause guideline

Almost a decade in the making, a toolkit refresh is the first to include advice on prescribing hormone therapy specifically for bone health.


Warning over PBS nicotine patch availability

Warning over PBS nicotine patch availability

Six organisations, including the RACGP, have written to Minister Butler about a ‘major threat to public health’.


Study linking HRT with dementia risk ‘unhelpful’

Study linking HRT with dementia risk ‘unhelpful’

Experts point out that no causal relationship between menopausal hormone therapy and dementia has been established.


Emotional problems may be ADHD’s missing link

Emotional problems may be ADHD’s missing link

The condition comes with self-control problems that affect the ability to regulate emotions, write Barbara Sahakian and Christelle Langley.


Why TSH test results can lead to over-testing, over-treatment

Why TSH test results can lead to over-testing, over-treatment

Lifestyle review is recommended as the first intervention to reduce risk of unnecessary patient harms and resource wastage.


Debate over ‘doctor-approved’ weight loss drugs obtained online

Debate over ‘doctor-approved’ weight loss drugs obtained online

Is a GP-reviewed online questionnaire clinically sufficient to safely prescribe injectable medications without a face-to-face consultation? It depends who you ask.


Trial aims to improve therapy access for insomnia

Trial aims to improve therapy access for insomnia

The pilot is designed to better support GPs with management, referral pathways and non-drug interventions for patients with insomnia.


In Practice: Last chance for early bird rates

In Practice: Last chance for early bird rates

Discounted rates for next year’s International Medicine in Addiction conference are closing soon.


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