Health Minister green-lights new HPV vax schedule
A single shot of the 9-valent HPV vaccine now counts as complete protection, the Federal Government has announced. The National Immunisation Program was updated on…
Tag: Adolescent medicine
ADHD drugs do not raise CVD risk, ‘reassuring’ meta-analysis shows
ADHD medications do not appear to increase patients’ risk of cardiovascular disease regardless of age group, suggests a large global study of 3.9 million patients.…
One in four youth who self-harm will have repeat presentation, study shows
Teenagers and young adults who present to ED with self-harm are at “considerable†risk of repeat self-harm or suicide death in the year — particularly…
Headspace ‘twice as expensive’ as GP mental health care, review finds
Headspace services cost twice as much per session compared with GP mental health care, a government-commissioned report has found. Running to 350 pages, it concluded that Headspace…
Doctors warn against TGA ‘overreach’ in paracetamol crackdownÂ
Doctors have warned the TGA that a blanket ban on teenagers buying paracetamol would be an overreaction, potentially undermining appropriate use of the common analgesic. The…
NHMRC backs push for GPs to prescribe ADHD stimulants
The push is on to broaden prescribing rights for ADHD stimulant medication and implement nationally standardised training for interested GPs. The first NHMRC-endorsed Australian Evidence-Based…
‘Deliberately misleading’: Headspace denies claims it’s a waste of money
Headspace has rejected claims by two leading psychiatrists that it is swallowing up hundreds of millions of dollars for youth mental health, despite little robust…
Why the Tavistock gender identity clinic is being shut down
Clinical judgements and the clinical counselling at the Tavistock Centre, which since 1989 has provided the UK’s only gender identity clinic for children and young…
‘Growing pains’ may not be a real diagnosis, warn researchers
A University of Sydney study suggests the condition is a misnomer, not a diagnosis, and could delay identification of the real reason for childrenâ…
Intentional antidepressant overdoses ‘rising in adolescents’
The concerning trend has emerged despite stable rates of emergency visits overall, the researchers say.
