Researchers have assessed the cardiovascular risks for a variety of hormone therapies for postmenopausal women, finding ‘diverse effects’ for different treatments. For example, postmenopausal women…
A five-year-old with fulminant influenza A myocarditis was left with no chance of survival after a series of clinical failings at Canberra Hospital, a coroner…
Validated blood pressure devices that take readings at a patient’s wrist are an appropriate option for patients who cannot use a traditional upper-arm cuff, Australian-led…
New analyses of trial data suggest SGLT-2 inhibitors reduce incident diabetes in patients with cardiovascular or kidney disease, a team of international researchers says. Dapagliflozin…
Chen is a 46-year-old factory worker who presents with fatigue. He denies any associated systemic symptoms or stress at home or work and has not…
Obesity and elevated cardiovascular risk are linked to brain volume reductions in men that occur a decade earlier than in women, researchers say. The Imperial…
Need to know: Amyloidosis describes the group of diseases that result when amyloid fibrils accumulate in organs and result in organ dysfunction. There are about…
The risk of internal bleeding doubles if patients on oral anticoagulants for VTE also take an NSAID, research suggests. The first large-scale study of its…
AF, hypertension and smoking are the standout precursors for severe strokes compared with mild or moderate strokes, neurologists say. The case-control INTERSTROKE study involved data…
NT pharmacists will treat 23 conditions — including school sores, otitis media, asthma and COPD — in another major pharmacist prescribing pilot. The recently elected…
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