Social media for doctors: popularity is not respect
Social media algorithms reward engagement, but chasing likes can cost doctors dearly, writes Dr Maria Li.
Opinions
We still allow the tobacco industry to have a say in public health laws. This must stop.
Research suggests that persuasive and misleading communication practices are widely used by tobacco and vape industry actors to undermine the development of public policy that threatens their profits.
The TGA has approved donanemab for Alzheimer’s disease. How does this drug work and who will be able to access it?
This week, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved a drug called donanemab for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
More people are trying medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. But does it work?
More Australians than ever are being prescribed medicinal cannabis.
High-riding patella found in ACL-reconstructed knees
New research shows a high-riding patella may contribute to patellofemoral osteoarthritis by shifting pressure onto areas of cartilage that do not normally bear load.
Human metapneumovirus joins the gang of winter respiratory viral infections
As we head into the winter months, respiratory viral infections begin to rise. This year, human metapneumovirus is poised to make an impact.
World Medical Association Statement on Physicians’ Wellbeing
The World Medical Association is taking steps to put doctors’ wellbeing front and centre with a review of their Statement on Physicians’ Wellbeing, writes Professor Steve Robson.
Understanding the genetic basis of eating disorders: insights from the EDGI2 study
The Eating Disorders Genetic Initiative (EDGI2) aims to identify the genes that predispose individuals to eating disorders to revolutionise future research into causes, treatment and prevention of the illness.
Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?
About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on patients, and with no readily available substitutes.
