Helping GPs to discuss overweight, obesity and lifestyle changes LiveLighter aims to boost doctors’ confidence to start conversations with patients about managing their weight.
Reducing uncertainty and increasing confidence in prescribing PrEP Expanding knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals prescribing PrEP is one of the keys to HIV prevention.
Popular hypertension drug linked with suicide Angiotensin receptor blockers may be associated with a higher risk of suicide than alternative medications, a new study has found.
Three factors that predict risk of adolescent obesity The test can also show how likely it is the issues will resolve without clinical intervention, potentially reducing unnecessary healthcare.
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.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Council responds to criticism Chair Andrew Wilson said suggestions of delayed approvals are not new and Australia has one of ‘the fastest systems in the world’.
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.
‘All asthma deaths should be preventable’: New checklist for GPs Deaths from asthma have fallen significantly, but the National Asthma Council hopes its new resource will help to reduce numbers even further.
Decision to suspend implants may spark excessive breast cancer concern Concerned women with textured breast implants linked to a rare cancer are likely to seek advice from their GP, an expert has told newsGP.
GPs and their role in children’s mental health Dr James Best believes GPs want to be involved in children’s mental health, but may hesitate ‘because it can be very confronting’.