Research provides new blueprint for chronic pain care The framework promotes person-centred care and aims to support clinicians treating the one in five Australians living with chronic pain.
Nine out of 10 infants not meeting recommended daily iron intake But are the guidelines realistic and how concerned should parents and clinicians be?
‘Quite incredible’: Australia’s first monkeypox case spotted by GP Health professionals should be vigilant, officials say, after the first likely cases of the virus were found in this country.
Imaging referrals impacted by supply chain issues A global shortage of iodinated contrast media diagnostic agents has prompted a call for ‘urgent conservation’ of existing stock.
Voluntary assisted dying legalised in NSW While the laws will not be implemented for another 18 months, experts say there is much to be done before the end of 2023.
Research shows medicinal cannabis ‘boom’ in Australia More than 248,000 prescriptions have been approved over the past five years – 85% of which have been given out since January 2020.
Flu jab ‘helped workers avoid COVID-19’: Study A new pre-print article looking at healthworkers in Qatar suggests those who had a flu jab stood a much better chance of dodging severe COVID-19.
Key updates to ‘living’ stroke guidelines The first major update since 2018 contains several new strong recommendations for the management of stroke.
Should paracetamol be up scheduled? The TGA has launched a review to inform whether changes to the scheduling and access controls of paracetamol are necessary.
What do rising COVID-19 case numbers mean for GPs? Cases and deaths are many times the amount modelled ahead of Australia’s re-opening – although there has been surprisingly little discussion.