Changes to CVD guidelines will benefit patients just below the high-risk threshold, but questions remain over the new percentage-based risk categories, says a leading GP. The RACGP-endorsed Australian CVD…
GPs now have access to revamped CVD prevention guidelines and a risk calculator, with the outdated Framingham-based equation officially consigned to the scrap heap. The…
Patients with COPD or sleep apnoea whose quality of life is not improving with opioid analgesia are among the priority groups for deprescribing, according to…
Australians at low to intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease should undergo calcium scoring to assess their eligibility for statin therapy, according to a study by…
Oral appliance therapy should be considered first-line treatment for dentate patients with primary snoring, according to new guidance endorsed by the Australasian Sleep Association. Surgical…
Testing for elevated lipoprotein(a) should be considered in all patients with premature cardiovascular disease and familial hypercholesterolaemia, according to the Australian Atherosclerosis Society. It also…
Most patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease should be managed with SGLT-2 inhibitors as first-line therapy in addition to lifestyle interventions, according…
Women can safely conceive within three months of a miscarriage, according to Australian researchers whose study challenges international guidance to wait at least six months…
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