Saline spray to antibiotics: GPs and prescribing placebos A study showing Australian GPs have used placebos raises questions in areas such as clinical benefits, patient consent, and antimicrobial resistance.
‘Just because I’m colourful doesn’t mean I’m not competent’ Should doctors look a certain way? Dr Sarah Gray believes people’s attitudes towards her extensive body art are changing.
‘It’s absolute fear-mongering’: The GP countering health misinformation from online influencers Dr Preeya Alexander believes the landscape of general practice has changed, as the reach of influencers continues to grow.
Research finds nine out of 10 with penicillin allergy not allergic But challenges remain in removing the ‘allergy’ from medical records and pharmacy charts.
Statins do not accelerate memory loss: Research A new study found no difference in the rate of decline in memory or global cognition between statin users and those who never used them.
‘It’s not insomnia’: Shining a light on delayed sleep phase syndrome Patients with circadian rhythm disorders are commonly mislabelled as having insomnia, but the two conditions are managed very differently, Dr Evelyn Lewin writes.
Risk of malignancy ‘markedly’ increased after childhood cancer Children who received radiation treatment are nearly 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer as an adult, according to new research.
Is it time to rethink medicinal cannabis use for mental health? New research has found medicinal cannabis does not help to treat a number of mental health disorders.
Steroid injections for OA may accelerate disease progression A new paper outlines the risks of intra-articular corticosteroid injection and advocates for the prior use of imaging.
Is it time to rethink RICE for soft-tissue injuries? RICE – rest, ice, compression, elevation – has been the mainstay of soft-tissue injury treatment, but experts are questioning the ice.