Unfounded and unscientific claims have no place in legitimate healthcare RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel expresses his dismay at news of the approval of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s list of ‘permitted indications’.
Alarming health claims must not appear on complementary medicine: RACGP President Many of the items included on the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s list of ‘permitted indications’ make unfounded and unscientific claims that could lead to patient harms, RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel writes for newsGP.
Hospital complications show need for more preventive health: RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel has recommended a greater focus on preventive health in response to a report on patient complication rates in Australian hospitals.
Survey reveals alcohol’s impact on emergency departments New data from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine has revealed that up to 20% of patients in state and territory emergency departments are affected by alcohol.
Almost 40% of Australian cancer deaths could be avoided with lifestyle changes New research showing almost 40% of Australian cancer deaths could be avoided with lifestyle changes helps to underline the importance of preventive healthcare.
Preventive care and potentially avoidable deaths Almost one in five deaths in Australia in 2013–15 could possibly have been avoided, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Wealth and health: Calls for equal healthcare access Research released this week has revealed Australians of lower socioeconomic status are at far greater risk of poor health.
Baby boomers and the modern day sexual revolution: Part 2 A research expert on addiction education and training is contacted by the managers of an aged care facility who, somewhat baffled, tell her, ‘We know people here are using cannabis. We can smell it.’