‘Do not’ write medical cannabis scripts for chronic pain
Evidence for the therapy is 'critically lacking', say updated Choosing Wisely guidelines from ANZCA's pain faculty.
Tag: Guidelines
Retinal toxicity from hydroxychloroquine underestimated, say researchers
Thousands of Australians with inflammatory or dermatological diseases should be screened, researchers say.
Why GPs are shunning this primary prevention guideline
Advice for prophylactic aspirin that's been around for four years is not being heeded.
What GPs can do for the performance-enhancing drug user
New guide stresses harm minimisation for patients taking nonprescribed steroids and other substances.
Good nutrition can lift mood: new guidelines
The RANZCP has updated its 2015 advice on mood disorders, stressing the importance of lifestyle strategies.
First US guidance for irritable bowel syndrome
The American College of Gastroenterology has come up with 25 recommendations for diagnosis and management.
Safe to delay colposcopies: New screening advice
GPs might start seeing women on colposcopy waiting lists returning for another HPV test.
Year in review: Asthma treatment gets an overhaul
Australian Doctor looks back on the stories that shaped general practice in 2020.
Adults should stop at 10 alcoholic drinks a week: new guidelines
Official advice on how to limit harm from alcohol also suggests abstinence for pregnant women and minors.
Poor score: Australia’s CVD risk calculator ‘needs overhaul’
Lowering the threshold for statins and greater use of calcium scoring are being considered.
