Methotrexate is a safe and effective low-cost treatment for adults with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis and synovitis, Australian rheumatologists report in a landmark study. Their trial…
Treating shoulder pain with corticosteroid injections and lavage for calcific rotator cuff tendinopathy “appears to be useless”, a Norwegian research team reports. They say their…
Most pharmacological treatments for hand osteoarthritis are no better than placebo, according to Danish rheumatologists who say only oral NSAIDs and glucocorticoids have been shown…
The TGA has secured three alternative oral liquid morphine products to compensate for the dwindling supply of Ordine, which is expected to run dry by…
Most patients started on opioids use them short term, with minimal evidence of prolonged use over five years, according to an Australian-first study. The analysis…
Given the criticism of the researchers’ conclusions, AusDoc would like to direct our readers to Dr Sue Iraci’s article outlining the study’s limitations. Opioids should…
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…
Author and former model Tara Moss has abandoned her lawsuit against a NSW GP, whom she accused of failing to diagnose a labral tear, leaving…
The number of people experiencing low back pain in Australia is set to increase by 50% in just over 25 years, a University of Sydney…
Medicinal cannabis is supposed to be a last resort, accessible almost solely through the TGA’s Special Access Scheme for unlicensed drugs. Yet doctors have prescribed…
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