View this article online at www.insightplus.mja.com.au
The old is making way for the new on InSight+
While zero-alcohol products are increasing in popularity, research suggests they are being marketed as an addition to alcohol, rather than a replacement.
New clinical practice guidelines represent a major step in supporting safe and appropriate use of medicines in older people
While many stakeholders are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the Thriving Kids program will support kids with developmental delays and autism, some are concerned the program hasn’t had enough time in planning. InSight+ spoke with Autism Awareness Australia (AAA) CEO Nicole Rogerson after her recent conversation with NDIS Senator Jenny McAllister.
An artificial intelligence algorithm used to detect breast cancer in screening scans can predict women’s cancer risk over the next four years, Australian research has found.
Food scientists at RMIT have studied native plant ‘Old Man Saltbush’ (Atriplex nummularia), traditionally consumed by Indigenous Australians, and found it to be incredibly nutrient-dense, and high in protein and fibre. It can also act as a salt replacer, and is climate-resistant.
An international study has found that intermittent fasting has little to no benefit for overweight or obese adults, but an Australian researcher has raised questions about limitations of the review.
A summary of the new Australian Guidelines for Assessment and Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Globally, one-in-nine incarcerated people have a history of IV drug use. In Australia and New Zealand, it’s one-in-two. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has become the first to quantify, in two systematic reviews, both the prevalence of blood-borne diseases for incarcerated people, and access to a handful of well-known healthcare programs. It found that no country, worldwide, had all the programs available.
