PBAC backs new PBS listing for drosperinone-only pill
The PBAC has recommended a listing for the drospirenone-only contraceptive pill, acknowledging it is important for women to have a range of affordable options. At…
Tag: Respiratory
First paediatric case of bird flu reported in the US
Health authorities have reported the first known US case of H5N1 avian influenza in a child. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Australia’s lung cancer screening program is coming — what doctors are expected to do to save 12,000 lives
Australia’s first new cancer screening program in 20 years is set to start. GPs are expected to play a fundamental role in the National Lung…
What’s behind this year’s historic pertussis outbreak?
A record-breaking 42,428 pertussis cases have been notified this year compared with the previous high of about 39,000 in 2011 and a mere 2454 cases…
NT follows Queensland with massive pharmacist S4 prescribing trial
NT pharmacists will treat 23 conditions — including school sores, otitis media, asthma and COPD — in another major pharmacist prescribing pilot. The recently elected…
Why CPAP and tirzepatide make good bedfellows: 2024 sleep conference highlights
What the latest evidence says about obstructive sleep apnoea, weight loss and cardiometabolic health
Daily high-dose ICS linked to adverse heart and lung events: study
Daily high-dose inhaled corticosteroids are associated with a fourfold increased risk of pneumonia and major adverse cardiac events in adults with asthma, UK researchers say.…
Spirometry still underused in COPD diagnosis, says GP, as new guidance released
All patients aged 35 or older with at least one recurring COPD symptom and risk factor should undergo spirometry, new guidance says. Australia’s first COPD…
Medical Must-See: Clearing the air after a rare cannabis reaction
Smoking more than 10 cannabis joints a day for three days left a computer science student in a perilous situation after he developed acute eosinophilic…
Pharmacists in most states can now sell nicotine vapes without a prescription
Pharmacists can now supply nicotine vapes without a prescription in most Australian states under new laws that have outraged the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. From…
