Patients with type 2 diabetes at high risk of cardiovascular events now have access to PBS-funded empagliflozin, whatever their HbA1c levels. The new PBS listing…
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…
Type 2 diabetes treatments, such as low-calorie diets and bariatric surgery, can lead to remission for some patients, says new guidance from the RACGP and…
A study of postwar food rationing suggests that restricting exposure to sugar in early life staves off adult development of type 2 diabetes and hypertension,…
The AMA has backed a single set of criteria for patients to access Medicare health assessments for chronic disease, diabetes and heart health checks. The…
The TGA has approved empagliflozin for type 2 diabetes in children as young as 10, either combined with metformin or as monotherapy if metformin is…
Low-carb diets — long touted as the answer to curbing weight gain — may raise a patient’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 20%,…
Keith, a 67-year-old retiree, presents to his GP with several months of weight loss and increased appetite. He is otherwise well with no past medical…
What sparked the Department of Health and Aged Care decision to change prescribing rules for type 2 diabetes medications on the PBS? The 1 June…
The Queensland Government’s pharmacy prescribing experiment is finally a reality. Pharmacists in the pilot confirmed on Wednesday morning that the State Government had given them…
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