Diabetes
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cannabis and Cannabinoid-Based Medicines in the Management of Chronic Pain and Co-Occurring Conditions These clinical practice guidelines …
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes An umbrella and systematic review of the global evidence has concluded that E‐cigarettes can be harmful …
Act now, Fiasp patients urged
Diabetes drug was set to vanish from the Australian market in days – but there’s now temporary relief for patients Patients who want to stay on the diabetes medicine Fiasp …
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Management of motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson disease Parkinson disease (PD) presents a challenging array of motor and nonmotor symptoms. …
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Clinical Impact of medication reviews with follow-up in cardiovascular older patients in primary care This cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted in …
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Real-world evidence for the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in reduction of total and cause-specific mortality A UK cohort study has …
Ozempic about to hit shelves… but there’s a catch
The TGA has announced that supplies of Ozempic (semaglutide) have begun being distributed—but pharmacies will have to be subject to purchasing limits Following skyrocketing demand for Ozempic due at least …
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Optimal pharmacotherapy pathway in adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain The OPTION-DM randomised controlled trail concluded that three commonly used treatment …
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Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Improving management of urinary tract infections in residential aged care facilities Antimicrobial resistance rates are higher in Australian residential aged …
Call to reinstate diabetes drug to PBS
Former Health Minister points to biosimilar drugs in response to petition over PBS listing of diabetes medication Former Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt’s response to a petition …
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news How to step down asthma preventer treatment in patients with well-controlled asthma Most of the benefit of asthma preventer inhalers is …
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Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Salt restriction and risk of adverse outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction The TOPCAT trial explored associations of cooking …