Medicinal cannabis advertisement: AusDoc statement
In the previous edition of the Psychiatry Update newsletter, we carried an advertisement for medicinal cannabis by a company called BHC and their product CanView. The advertisement…
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Should RANZCOG drop ‘Royal’ from its name?
Obstetricians and gynaecologists are the latest specialties to confront a debate on whether being a fellow of a ‘royal’ college is outdated and offensive. Professor James Nicklin and Dr Greg Robertson…
Obstetricians alarmed by obstetric violence references in ‘MeToo of childbirth’ inquiry
Doctors are criticising the adoption of the term ‘obstetric violence’ in a parliamentary inquiry into the prevalence of birth trauma. Dubbed the ‘MeToo of childbirth’,…
Colorectal polyp growth ‘triples risk of advanced histology’
Small colorectal polyps that grow at follow-up screening are three times more likely to have advanced histology than stable or regressing polyps, show results from…
Gastric bypass tied to substance use disorder
Gastric bypass surgery is associated with an increased risk for non-alcohol substance use disorder, according to a study in Obesity. Dr Per-Arne Svensson (PhD), from…
Returning to play ‘low risk’ for elite athletes with well-managed genetic heart disease
Elite-level athletes who return to competitive sport after being diagnosed with a genetic heart disease have a low risk of cardiac events, show results from…
Prolonged NOACs beat warfarin for lowering recurrent VTE risk: study
Patients prescribed extended anticoagulation for VTE have a lower risk of recurrent VTE with NOACs compared to warfarin, according to a study in JAMA Network…
Exposure to cardiotoxic cancer drugs ‘substantial and growing’, Aussie study shows
The number of patients exposed to potentially cardiotoxic cancer medicines quadrupled over the past two decades and is projected to continue rising, Australian researchers report. …
Bronchial thermoplasty ‘highly effective’ for long-term severe asthma control
Nearly half of adults with severe asthma taking maintenance oral steroids were able to completely cease treatment within six months of bronchial thermoplasty, Australian doctors…
Most infant RSV cases in intensive care ‘previously healthy and delivered full-term’
Most infants requiring intensive care for respiratory syncytial virus are born at term and do not have underlying medical conditions, according to a study in…
