Oncology & Cancer
'Biggest killer' cancer thwarted by home tests, AI
Ugandan street vendor Saudah Namutebi found out about cervical cancer one day when she was listening to the radio.
Dec 21, 2021
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Medical Journal of Australia
Medications
Should doctors be prescribing nicotine e-liquids to help their patients quit smoking?
In the absence of guidance from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), authors writing in the Medical Journal of Australia have provided advice to GPs about prescribing e-liquids for e-cigarettes to smokers trying to ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Cardiology
Peripheral arterial disease: Hospital readmissions common, often potentially preventable
About 10 percent of patients hospitalized in Australia and New Zealand with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) unexpectedly return to hospital within 30 days, often for potentially preventable reasons, according to research ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Health
Revised health guidelines urge much less alcohol consumption
Late in 2020, the National Health and Medical Research Council released its latest Guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. These lowered the recommended maximum that health adults Australians should drink ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Two-thirds of youth mental health issues need more than primary care-based help
Dr. Frank Iorfino, from the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre, and colleagues, conducted a study of young people presenting for mental health care at two primary care-based early intervention mental health services ...
Nov 8, 2021
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Medical economics
Culling low-value care will cut healthcare's carbon emissions
Reducing unnecessary tests and treatments is one of the methods Australian researchers say can help lower overall healthcare carbon emission levels in the country.
Oct 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Living guidelines for care of kids and teens with COVID-19
Living guidelines for the clinical care of children and adolescents with COVID-19 have been developed with 20 recommendations including the use of corticosteroids as first-line treatment for those who require oxygen. A summary ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Health
Australia needs a strategy to minimise climate change health burden
Despite being uniquely vulnerable to the hazards of climate change, Australia does not have a national plan to address the health risks it faces, says a national assessment of health and climate change released this week ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID-19's silver lining—improving cancer care
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted unprecedented changes in cancer care in Australia, with high-value practices across all levels set to continue post-pandemic, adding considerably to optimal cancer care, according to the ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First Aussie case of rare inflammatory syndrome following COVID-19 infection
Doctors from the Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney have identified the first known case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in an adult in Australia, according to a Letter to the Editor published today by the Medical ...
Oct 15, 2021
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