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’.