Patients with acute coronary syndrome should target LDL cholesterol below 1.4mmol/L and a 50% reduction compared with baseline levels, updated guidance says. The new guidance…
Australia has moved a step closer to anal cancer screening for people with HIV with the release of new best practice guidelines. The guidelines, released…
Nitrofurantoin is now first line for adult patients with acute cystitis because of high resistance to trimethoprim, new guidelines say. The change is part of…
Anxiety disorders may increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures in middle-aged women, suggest findings presented at the Screening Conference 2025 in Sydney last week.…
Buruli ulcer should be a nationally notifiable disease amid increasing cases and spread to non-endemic parts of Australia, according to the authors of new management…
There is increasing evidence that antidepressant withdrawal symptoms (or ‘discontinuation’ symptoms) are common and can be severe and long-lasting. Yet in the past, these symptoms…
The case of a patient with obesity who died of a venous pulmonary embolism highlights the “paucity” of guidelines for GPs treating high-risk patients with…
Only one elevated FSH result is necessary to diagnose premature ovarian insufficiency in the presence of disordered menstruation, according to updated international advice. It says…
Advice on optimal blood pressure measurement could change next year to reflect improving technology and the lack of available time in general practice, a leading…
International guidance backs cranberry juice for reducing symptomatic UTI risk in children, women with a history of recurrent UTIs and other high-risk cohorts. Methenamine hippurate…
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