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Respiratory and sleep

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ICS for COPD – Understanding the risks and benefits

Triple therapy for COPD has very different risk/benefits compared to asthma.

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Mental health

Clinical Articles

Cosmetic surgery mental health impacts

Demand for cosmetic procedures is higher than ever. From breast augmentations to “tweakments” such as lip fillers and Botox, more and more people around the world each year are undergoing procedures to change how they look.

By Prof Viren Swami

Mental health

Clinical Articles

Depression: New research on deep brain stimulation

It can be challenging to create a treatment plan for depression. This is especially true for patients who aren’t responding to conventional treatments and are undergoing experimental therapies such as deep brain stimulation. For most medical conditions, doctors can directly measure the part of the body that is being treated, such as blood pressure for cardiovascular disease. These measurable changes serve as an objective biomarker of recovery that provides valuable information about how to care for these patients.

By Prof Christopher Rozell, Sankaraleengam Alagapan

Public health

Clinical Articles

Racism a common experience for IMGs – Survey

Copping it from patients is bad enough, but should we accept it from our peers? It seems we often do…

By Healthed

Men's health

Clinical Articles

Focal therapy for prostate cancer

Urological surgeon and focal therapy pioneer explains how this treatment may be used for intermediate-risk localised prostate cancer – and potential risks and pitfalls. Standard curative treatments of localised prostate cancer – radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy – treat the whole prostate gland...

By A/Prof Jeremy Grummet

Psychiatry

Clinical Articles

What is eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing? And can EMDR help children recover from trauma?

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected.

By A/Prof Peta Stapleton, Dr Cher McGillivray

Public health

Clinical Articles

Three problems with the bulk billing incentive

The tripled bulk billing incentive came into effect on Wednesday, but will it result in real change? A survey of frontline GPs has identified three problems with the policy...

By Lynnette Hoffman

Diet and nutrition

Clinical Articles

Obesity drugs: Who will lose weight and for how long?

Which factors predict better outcomes with GLP-1 RAs and their successors...

By Manuela Callari

Infectious diseases, Public health

Clinical Articles

We’re in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time?

Australia is now into its next COVID wave. But it has taken several months for a consistent pattern to emerge across Australia.

By Prof James Wood, A/Prof Bette Liu, Prof Katie Louise Flanagan, A/Prof Stuart Turville

Public health

Clinical Articles

How does Australia’s health system stack up internationally? Not bad, if you’re willing to wait for it

When things are going bad in the health system, we are reassured we’ve got one of the best health systems in the world. But we’re rarely told where we actually stand relative to others...

By Prof Stephen Duckett

Mental health, Paediatrics

Clinical Articles

A survey found 1 in 6 men admit sexual feelings for children. So is paedophilia increasing?

One in six (or 15.1% of) Australian men aged over 18 recently surveyed said they had sexual feelings for a child or teen younger than 18 years. This data was part of a study by UNSW Sydney and Jesuit Social Services. Researchers asked 1,945 men about their attraction to children via an online recruitment process.

By Xanthe Mallett

Politics

Clinical Articles

GPs want answers in CEO mystery sacking

Surveyed GPs demand transparency, as RACGP board remains silent on why they ousted CEO Paul Wappett. Read his full statement here.

By Lynnette Hoffman

Articles

ICS for COPD – Understanding the risks and benefits

Triple therapy for COPD has very different risk/benefits compared to asthma.

Cosmetic surgery mental health impacts

Demand for cosmetic procedures is higher than ever. From breast augmentations to “tweakments” such as lip fillers and Botox, more and more people around the world each year are undergoing procedures to change how they look.

Depression: New research on deep brain stimulation

Racism a common experience for IMGs – Survey

Copping it from patients is bad enough, but should we accept it from our peers? It seems we often do…

Focal therapy for prostate cancer

What is eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing? And can EMDR help children recover from trauma?

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected.

Three problems with the bulk billing incentive

The tripled bulk billing incentive came into effect on Wednesday, but will it result in real change? A survey of frontline GPs has identified three problems with the policy...

Obesity drugs: Who will lose weight and for how long?

Which factors predict better outcomes with GLP-1 RAs and their successors...

We’re in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time?

Australia is now into its next COVID wave. But it has taken several months for a consistent pattern to emerge across Australia.

How does Australia’s health system stack up internationally? Not bad, if you’re willing to wait for it

When things are going bad in the health system, we are reassured we’ve got one of the best health systems in the world. But we’re rarely told where we actually stand relative to others...

A survey found 1 in 6 men admit sexual feelings for children. So is paedophilia increasing?

GPs want answers in CEO mystery sacking

Surveyed GPs demand transparency, as RACGP board remains silent on why they ousted CEO Paul Wappett. Read his full statement here.

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Triple therapy for COPD has very different risk/benefits compared to asthma.

Demand for cosmetic procedures is higher than ever. From breast augmentations to “tweakments” such as lip fillers and Botox, more and more people around the world each year are undergoing procedures to change how they look.

Copping it from patients is bad enough, but should we accept it from our peers? It seems we often do…

Childhood traumatic experiences are common. Almost one in three Australians reported being physically abused as a child, 31% experienced emotional abuse, 28.5% were victims of sexual abuse and 9% were neglected.

The tripled bulk billing incentive came into effect on Wednesday, but will it result in real change? A survey of frontline GPs has identified three problems with the policy...

Which factors predict better outcomes with GLP-1 RAs and their successors...

Australia is now into its next COVID wave. But it has taken several months for a consistent pattern to emerge across Australia.

When things are going bad in the health system, we are reassured we’ve got one of the best health systems in the world. But we’re rarely told where we actually stand relative to others...

Surveyed GPs demand transparency, as RACGP board remains silent on why they ousted CEO Paul Wappett. Read his full statement here.

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