Antibiotic shortages impact the health of Indigenous children

Treating bacterial infections without antibiotics might sound like a problem from another time, but it is a challenge that healthcare professionals in remote areas...

The importance of a multimodal approach to pain management

The shift from viewing pain as simply a symptom opens up opportunities to greatly improve the way it is treated, writes PainWISE MD Joyce...

Systemic corticosteroids for dyspnoea

The effectiveness of systemic corticosteroids for the management of dyspnoea in adults with advanced cancer. Dyspnoea affects almost 70% of advanced cancer patients at the...

NSW pharmacists given special authority to supply essential medicines

NSW has granted pharmacists a landmark special authority to supply most S4 medicines without a prescription to those affected by bushfires. The NSW Chief Health...

First 100,000 Australians receive COVID-19 vaccines

More than 100,000 Australians have received their first COVID-19 vaccination, and the country now has 1.3 million doses on hand for the next rollout phases.

Complementary medicines: Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by joint inflammation. The immune system attacks the tissue lining the joints (synovial membrane), causing...