Cancer risk and ‘feminising’ men? Here’s the truth about soy
Soy is common in many Asian cuisines and is growing more popular in Western countries as many people aim for predominantly plant-based diets. It offers…
Tag: Evidence-based medicine
GPs unwitting guinea pigs in ‘nudge’ letter trial, JAMA study reveals
Three thousand GPs who received ‘nudge’ letters over their high referral rates for musculoskeletal imaging were unwitting guinea pigs in research involving the federal Department…
Fate of NPS MedicineWise looks bleak after review backs $25 million funding cut
The future of NPS MedicineWise is in the balance, with an independent review backing the previous Federal Government’s decision to axe its taxpayer funding. Worth…
Doctors say imprisoned Julian Assange is months away from death
A group called Doctors for Assange wants the US to stop its prosecution of the Australian whistleblower.
Pharmacist UTI prescribing and the scandalous silence of the regulators
Dr Evan Ackermann says their failure to speak out against the dismantling of the prescriber-dispenser divide is alarming.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread – how the pharmacy guild failed on chronic pain
Turns out chronic pain MedsCheck is an intervention few pharmacists want to deliver, and few patients want to be involved with. Another multi-million dollar pharmacy…
Pharmacy guild says doctors made up UTI adverse events: A GP responds
Being made to answer questions about your sex life and vaginal discharge over a pharmacy counter is unacceptable in any healthcare context, says Dr…
Some doctors’ scepticism over the evidence for many treatments is warranted
Doctors and patients (and anyone who pays for healthcare) — need to know that medical treatments are safe and effective, but it’s an open secret in the…
Redefining recurrent implantation failure
Recurrent (or repeated) implantation failure is an imprecisely defined and disputed clinical disorder that is characterised by failure to achieve pregnancy after repeated embryo transfers.…
Pharmacy guild accuses AMA of making up claims that women were harmed by pharmacist UTI trial
The guild's state president says AMA Queensland's complete lack of evidence and foe outrage reek of internal politics and desperation.
