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Aussie city makes world's top 10 list for hospitals

11th November 2019
Melbourne has made it to the top 10 in a list of the world’s best cities for hospital treatment, a report shows. Tokyo…
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6Minutes News

WHO under fire over Chinese Medicine support

7th November 2019
WHO’s inclusion of of Chinese medicine in its latest classification of disease gives legitimacy to “unfounded” therapies,…
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chinese medicine
Australian Doctor News

Nuclear medicine experts warn of more shortages

7th November 2019
A national shortage of the most widely used radioisotope means thousands of patients are facing delays to diagnostic tests. …
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Professor Geoff Currie
Medical Observer Opinion

Tweaking GP risperidone prescribing rules won't end chemical restraint

7th November 2019
The Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety wasn’t supposed to make any recommendations in its interim report. Yet it…
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orange pills
Australian Doctor News

Dementia risk can be assessed as young as 36

6th November 2019
Patients as young as 36 should undergo vascular risk assessment and receive appropriate treatment to help reduce their…
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GP consult
Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Insulin pump not essential to benefit from continuous glucose monitoring

5th November 2019
Real-time continuous glucose monitoring is superior to self-monitoring of blood glucose, regardless of the insulin delivery…
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Continuous glucose monitoring
Australian Doctor Opinion

After the royal commission, why would anyone choose to work in aged care?

4th November 2019
The title of the interim report is short — just one word: Neglect. No one aware of the Royal Commission into Aged Care…
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Aged care