Helping patients make informed decisions about prostate cancer GPs have a central role in facilitating informed decision making for prostate cancer patients’ treatment options, an expert says.
Hospital to introduce opioid plan to tackle risk of post-surgery dependence A Perth hospital will move to introduce opioid-weaning plans for post-surgery patients in a bid to address rising rates of opioid dependency.
GP expert applauds Labor’s vow to ban gay conversion therapy The Federal Opposition said it will implement a nationwide ban on the ‘insidious practice’ if elected.
Renewed calls to fully subsidise methadone treatment GPs and addiction experts fear hidden costs are preventing more people from accessing treatment.
Naloxone: What should GPs know? newsGP speaks with an addiction medicine expert about the ‘EpiPen of overdose’.
Should GPs be able to prescribe buprenorphine without restriction? As Australia battles a spike in opioid-related deaths, research suggests advantages in much greater availability of pharmacotherapy treatment.
Stem cell research gets $150 million infusion The federal funding is part of a push to make Australia a leader in a rapidly developing area of medical science.
Recovering from family violence – and using those techniques to help my patients Dr Imaan Joshi recently spoke about surviving family violence, raising children and gaining Fellowship. Now she writes about how she recovered from her trauma.
Resource explains treatment options for patients with severe asthma The Monoclonal antibody therapy for severe asthma information paper has been developed using the latest available evidence.
New report exposes severity of harm caused by opioid use The AIHW has shed light on the global issue of harm from opioid use, focusing on comparisons between Australia and Canada.