World experts urge overhaul of obesity definition The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity says diagnosis must change, setting out new criteria, categories, and calling on doctors to go ‘beyond BMI’.
Is it time to trade in BMI for body roundness? GPs need to move away from using BMI as a diagnostic tool, one expert in the field says. So how should patients’ weight risks be calculated?
Holistic patient care key for overweight and obesity New education for GPs supporting patients with overweight and obesity aligns with the latest Red Book recommendations.
Diabetes study successfully uses hookworm to combat disease Patients involved in the trial are choosing to live with worms in their gut, with research finding the larvae can improve insulin resistance.
Metabolic disorder drug listed on the PBS The listing will save patients with hyperphenylalaninemia more than $90,000 a year.
New resource for emergency management of hyperglycaemia The RACGP and Australian Diabetes Society have collaborated to release a new resource designed to assist GPs and practice teams in the assessment and management of hyperglycaemic emergencies.