18 Jan 2023
Help needed to navigate ‘complex’ end-of-life care: RACGP
Investing in care coordinators and identifying gaps in access are among the keys to quality end-of-life care, a college submission to the ACSQHC suggests.
17 Jan 2023
Major surgery risk for COPD patients
People with COPD are significantly more likely to die in the year after a surgical procedure than otherwise similar patients, new research has found.
17 Jan 2023
Research finds ‘reassuring’ cognitive data for people with HIV
A study has found people on stable HIV treatment mirror normal severe cognitive decline patterns, but suggests vulnerability to subtle declines.
17 Jan 2023
Influencers spreading sexual health misinformation: Study
Young people’s tendency to source contraception advice from social media, rather than doctors, has public health experts concerned.
16 Jan 2023
At-home bowel cancer screening could reduce colonoscopy need
Research suggests faecal immunochemical tests can safely personalise cancer surveillance and lower associated healthcare costs.
16 Jan 2023
Queries over long COVID prevalence in Australia
An international review estimates that 'at least' one in 10 people with COVID-19 will develop lasting symptoms, but that may overstate the risk.
16 Jan 2023
Can boiled peanuts improve child allergies?
A new Australian trial suggests the process can reduce allergic reactions, but there are doubts over its long-term application.
13 Jan 2023
Media coverage may trigger complex emotions for victim-survivors
Psychologist Professor Kim Felmingham discusses how the coverage of Cardinal George Pell’s death might affect child sexual abuse survivors.
13 Jan 2023
Next steps for new Alzheimer’s treatment
Approved this month in the US, Alzheimer’s disease treatment lecanemab is yet to undergo the regulatory approval process in Australia.
09 Jan 2023
New antiviral may offer ‘less cumbersome’ COVID treatment option
The Chinese-developed oral antiviral reportedly achieves similar outcomes to Paxlovid, but with fewer side effects and drug–drug interactions.