A GP guide to managing gout
Gout is one of the most common inflammatory joint diseases and presents a significant burden for many people in Australia. There are several gaps between…
Tag: Obesity
Bariatric surgeons under pressure? Life beyond the $69,000 premiums
Are bariatric surgeons in trouble? Many are facing sky-high premiums fuelled by an apparent rise in patient complaints. And what about the GLP-1s? Will they…
The dismal science returns: How do you make GLP-1 RAs worth taxpayers’ money?
There are many wondrous things about GLP-1 receptor agonists, not least their capacity to cripple health budgets. Given the scale of obesity and its economic…
Tirzepatide reduces weight more than semaglutide in head-to-head trial of patients without diabetes
Tirzepatide leads to greater weight loss than semaglutide in adults with obesity but without type 2 diabetes, a head-to-head trial suggests. Published in the New…
Semaglutide helps reverse non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, study suggests
Semaglutide may double the resolution rate of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with stage 2 or 3 fibrosis, a Novo Nordisk-funded study across 37…
Call for doctors prescribing semaglutide to refer patients to dietitians
GPs who prescribe semaglutide should be obliged to also refer those patients on to a dietitian for appropriate counselling, Dietitians Australia says. The organisation’s president…
‘They are devastated’: When your patient discovers stopping semaglutide means the weight returns
Semaglutide is a game changer for patients right up until they stop the treatment, when many face the heartbreak of watching the kilos return. That…
Hundreds of doctors sent warnings for prescribing semaglutide on PBS to patients without diabetes
Health officials have started a mass letter mail-out to doctors they suspect are using the PBS to prescribe subsidised semaglutide to patients without diabetes. Without…
TGA approves Wegovy for reducing MACE risk
The TGA has approved Wegovy to reduce the risk of major adverse events in patients with cardiovascular disease who are overweight or obese. The once-weekly…
A Mediterranean approach to diet
The Mediterranean diet is a dietary pattern based on the eating habits and traditional foods from the olive-growing regions of the Mediterranean basin before the…
