Novel JAK inhibitor promising when other drugs fail 10 Nov 2011 0 comments The oral JAK inhibitor tofacitinib significantly improves the signs and symptoms of RA in patients unresponsive to other TNF inhibitors.
Video: Metal-on-metal hip implants 2 Apr 2012 0 comments Concerns have been raised about the failure rate with metal-on-metal hip implants: Orthopaedic surgeon Associate Professor Bill Walter offers his advice on how to manage patients.
Pressure on specialists over GP letters 5 Mar 2012 0 comments Private specialists should be compelled to send reports to referring doctors as is the case with pathology and imaging services funded under Medicare, a leading academic says.
NPS recommendations for capadex and paradex cancellations 5 Mar 2012 0 comments NPS has published information on its website to prepare prescribers for the TGA’s cancellation of capadex and paradex, two of four dextropropoxyphene medications available in Australia.
One in 10 doctors lie to patients 27 Feb 2012 0 comments More than one in ten doctors admit to having told a patient a lie in the previous 12 months according to a survey - however female doctors appear to be more honest than their male colleagues.
One in three patients misdiagnosed by unreliable vitamin D testing 30 Jan 2012 0 comments Vitamin D assays used in Australia are unreliable and may misclassify as many as one in three patients as deficient, research shows.
Season's greetings! 12 Dec 2011 0 comments As this is our last edition for 2011 we’d like to thank you for your ongoing support. We’ll be back in the New Year but in the meantime, we’d appreciate any comments, suggestions or feedback you may…
Experts sign petition to stop Chiro degree 5 Dec 2011 0 comments Almost 40 of Australia's most prominent health experts are urging Central Queensland University to reconsider its plan to offer a "non-evidence based" chiropractic degree.
Specialists to work in GP Super Clinics 5 Dec 2011 0 comments Specialists will work in a NSW GP Super Clinic, a move that should help Australia meet its increasing demands for complex and chronic illness care but more such multidisciplinary sites are needed,…
Private hospital training ok for paediatric rheumatology 28 Nov 2011 0 comments Rheumatology training does differ between the private and public hospital setting, but not much, an Australian study finds.