26 Jul 2023

Global diabetes cases to reach 1.3 billion by 2050: Study

There are countries where as many as one in five people could be living with diabetes if current trends continue.

25 Jul 2023

Plea for urgent youth mental health overhaul

Doctors say not enough help is being given to GPs doing the heavy lifting within an ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘inadequate’ system.

21 Jul 2023

Trickling antibiotic pipeline leads to superbug warning

The world is facing an inevitable antimicrobial resistance crisis, the co-author of a new report analysing recent research efforts has said.

24 Jul 2023

Rural Australians absent from bowel cancer screening

Bowel cancer screening is failing to reach Australia’s regional communities, according to a new study.

21 Jul 2023

Call to get ‘ducks in a row’ for MS-2 Step changes

With medical abortion prescribing set to expand significantly next month, there are evolving concerns when it comes to ensuring patient safety.

21 Jul 2023

GlucaGen Hypokit in short supply until October

Another diabetes medication is now facing supply issues, adding to worldwide shortages of semaglutide and dulaglutide.

21 Jul 2023

New CVD guideline and risk calculator expected to help millions

An Australian-specific calculator is a key feature of the toolkit refresh, which targets conditions responsible for one in four deaths each year.

20 Jul 2023

Genetic link to asymptomatic COVID: Study

Landmark research finds gene variants and exposure to the common cold could help develop more impactful COVID-19 medications.

20 Jul 2023

Push for earlier HIV diagnoses

Diagnoses have fallen dramatically over the past decade, but a significant proportion were categorised as late in 2022.

19 Jul 2023

Are casual references to psychological issues impacting clinical care?

While the broad acceptance of mental health care has reduced stigma, researchers say emotions like sadness are being ‘pathologised, rather than normalised’.