New adrenaline nasal spray a 30-year first for Australia
The first nasal spray version of adrenaline is about to arrive in Australia, costing $194 for a two-pack. Branded Neffy, the single-dose first-aid treatment for anaphylaxis,…
Jamie Thannoo
Jamie is an AusDoc reporter.
Nvidia AI predicts diabetes and CVD over a decade better than HbA1c results, Nature study suggests
An AI model from tech giant Nvidia was better than HbA1c results at predicting the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease over an 11-year longitudinal…
GPs will be ‘held to ransom’ if government kills gap-only billing
The Federal Government is being warned its move to effectively end gap-only billing for GPs will hit vulnerable patients hardest. Under a system ridiculed as…
Proposal to fund life-changing drugs without PBAC approval under govt review
When the TGA approved cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta in 2021, the biggest barrier to treatment remained in place — the $250,000 a year cost. About…
Night owls who don’t respond to SSRIs: circadian rhythm core to ‘atypical’ depression mystery
About 21% of patients with depression have an atypical form that is less likely to respond to common antidepressants, an Australian study suggests. New research, published…
Medical Must-See: Hair today, giant trichobezoar tomorrow
This 16-year-old girl required surgery for a hairy situation: a giant gastric hairball. She presented at Canada’s McMaster Children’s Hospital with non-bilious vomiting and a…
Buried under paperwork? Report claims Aussie GPs have it easier than other countries
Do Australian GPs have things easy when it comes to the pain of paperwork? That’s the conclusion of US think tank the Commonwealth Fund, which…
Repeat scripts written by AI ‘doctor’ with no human oversight made legal by US state
An AI ‘doctor’ has been allowed to write legal prescriptions covering 190 medicines for various chronic conditions without human oversight in an apparent world first. Utah,…
GPs win $24 Medicare rebate for ECG interpretation after five-year fight
The Morrison Government’s ban on GPs billing Medicare for ECG interpretation is finally being undone after more than five years of campaigning by doctors. From…
GLP-1 RA use linked to higher risk of chronic cough
GLP-1 receptor agonists delay gastric emptying but can also make users feel like they have something stuck in their throat. A large observational study of…
