GPs use antibiotics as placebos: study

Most Australian GPs have used a placebo in practice at least once, with active placebos used far more than inert placebos, a new study...

People living with chronic pain fear stigma, research finds

New research from Chronic Pain Australia has found low awareness of the upcoming Pain MedsCheck trial among people living with chronic pain, as well...

New opioid patient resource

The balance between adequate pain relief and safety with opioids is now more achievable with the release of a handy new resource for patients...

Q&A: My Health Record and discharge summaries

How do I comply with My Health Record guidelines when accessing a patient’s MHR to review a discharge summary?

Health sector collaboration the key to improving medicine safety

Better use of existing funding, leveraging digital health and empowering consumers are the keys to improving medicine safety. These were the main themes to come...

Gut fermentation of dietary fibres: implications for health

Studies have demonstrated a link between low levels of dietary fibre and the occurrence of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.