Hospital transfer hold-ups leading to preventable deaths: surgeons
The first national audit of deaths among transferred patients suggests poor clinical appraisal is often to blame, researchers say.
Rachel Worsley
Rachel is a medical journalist with a special interest in mental health and legal issues.
Excess weight over lifespan ‘has cumulative effect’ on colorectal cancer risk
A study suggests the impact of adiposity may have been underestimated in studies based on BMI measured at a single time point.
Which vaccines are most commonly linked to shoulder injury?
Analysis of nearly four million vaccinations shows those most at risk from IM shots.
MSAC considers proposal to screen all pregnant women for pre-eclampsia risk
The RACGP is urging caution and consideration of potential harms.
Failure to declare conflicts of interest ‘rife among Australian researchers’
Undisclosed industry payments to published authors range from $140 to $97,600, researchers find.
Older soccer players ’embarrassed’ to seek help with cardiac pain
Players lack confidence in recognising warning symptoms and tend to put off seeking medical advice, researchers find.
RACGP quadruples price for IMGs to get fellowship recognition
The fee increase from $2000 to $8000 affects doctors with qualifications from overseas countries, such as the UK.
Antidepressant use skyrockets among adolescents: Aussie study
Girls as young as 10 were among those with the highest rates of initiation of the drugs, researchers say.
Aggressive reduction in LDL-C ‘averts secondary strokes’
Results from a meta-analysis back low targets for patients with stroke and comorbid atherosclerosis.
Is Choosing Wisely succeeding in getting doctors to do less of the unnecessary?
We spoke to Dr Caroline West, GP and advisor to NPS MedicineWise, which runs Choosing Wisely in Australia.
