‘A lot has changed’: New osteoporosis guidelines back FRAX tool
GPs are now advised to use the Fracture Risk Assessment tool to determine future risk of major osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women and men over…
GPs are now advised to use the Fracture Risk Assessment tool to determine future risk of major osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women and men over…
All women seeking early medical abortion should be offered NSAIDs for pain relief, starting with a 1600mg dose of ibuprofen, recommend Australian-first guidelines published this…
Australian-first clinical guidelines for treating anxiety in children recommend starting with an SSRI over other medications if drug therapy is warranted but warn against pharmacotherapy…
The PREDICT-1° algorithm trumped nine other candidate risk equations for use in Australia even though it is the only one without external validation, say the authors…
Elevated serum anti-müllerian hormone can now be used as an alternative to pelvic ultrasound to aid diagnosis of PCOS, according to updated guidelines released this…
The absence of lipid- and blood pressure–lowering targets in the new CVD prevention guidelines represents a “missed opportunity” for optimal risk reduction, says a leading…
What does long COVID have in common with chronic fatigue syndrome? First, there is the constellation of overlapping symptoms, including post-exertional malaise, brain fog, fatigue,…
Changes to CVD guidelines will benefit patients just below the high-risk threshold, but questions remain over the new percentage-based risk categories, says a leading GP. The RACGP-endorsed Australian CVD…
GPs now have access to revamped CVD prevention guidelines and a risk calculator, with the outdated Framingham-based equation officially consigned to the scrap heap. The…
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…
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