List of dementia risk factors grows The addition of untreated vision loss and high LDL cholesterol have bumped up the number of modifiable risk factors to 14.
COVID-19 Risk Calculator expanded GPs can now use the tool to undertake a personalised assessment for patients’ risk of developing long COVID-19 six months after infection.
Calls for expansion of multidisciplinary pain management The latest pain report shines a light on the need for multidisciplinary programs to be scaled up, in a bid to increase access and reduce stigma.
Exercise most benefits those with highest OA pain: Study Research indicates physical activity may be particularly important to manage depression in people with greater osteoarthritis-related pain.
Asthma breakthrough could prevent disease development New research is paving the way for an ‘exciting’ asthma treatment after scientists isolated a molecule crucial to long-term protection.
Fight ramps up to formalise GPs’ disaster response role The RACGP say GPs should be integrated into emergency response plans, after doctors were turned away from evacuation centres due to poor planning.
Breast cancer screening in Australia may change Dr Brooke Nickel and Professor Katy Bell outline the potential benefits and drawbacks of a shift towards risk-based screening.
GPs forced to manage critical pain relief shortage ‘as best we can’ Patients and doctors are becoming increasingly distressed about the shortfall, which has been impacting care for more than 18 months.
Concern as avian influenza detected at commercial poultry farm While one expert warns the virus could lead to the next major pandemic, another says the risk is only small at this stage. What do we know?
Renewed push for alcohol warning labels Research suggesting fewer than one in two Australians know drinking can cause cancer has led to a call for more public awareness.