High rates of drug and alcohol abuse in rural areas: Report Australians in rural and remote areas are more likely to access drug treatments, despite often having to travel more than an hour to receive them.
World-first guideline for work-related mental health conditions People experiencing work-related mental health issues take up to three times longer to return to work than those with physical injuries.
Relaxed e-cigarette laws would improve public health: Study Researchers claim allowing people to buy e-cigarettes that contain nicotine without a prescription would result in a net health gain for Australia.
Report exposes Australia’s bad dietary habits Less than 5% of Australian adults eat the recommended amount of vegetables, while more than half are overweight or obese, the AIHW has found.
No increase in opioids since up-scheduling, but pharmacists disagree A three-year study by Monash Addiction Research Centre has found no increase in opioid scripts since codeine was up-scheduled.
RACGP welcomes review of spinal manipulation on children President Dr Harry Nespolon is in favour of the review, although he believes a more wide-ranging evaluation is necessary.
GP’s telehealth service to focus on rural women’s health Canberra-based GP Dr Kelly Teagle wants the newly-launched WellFemme program to be a resource for her medical colleagues, as well as patients.
‘Patients don’t need to fear asthma’: Major update to asthma handbook The National Asthma Council has launched a comprehensive update to its guidelines for diagnosis and management of the disease in primary care.
Commercial sensitivity or patient protection? Secrecy and medicine safety Researchers have identified an information gap between pharmacological companies and Australian clinicians on the potential safety risks of medicines.
Unhealthy lifestyles placing burden on our health system New research shows that a significant proportion of non-communicable disease, disability and death in Australia is due to poor lifestyle choices.