Drop in opioid use in Australia offset by spike in private scripts
Australia's use of prescription opioid analgesics, such as oxycodone, morphine, or tramadol, dropped by 21% between 2015 and ...
Investing in early detection: Economic case for national lung cancer screening program in Australia
A study by Flinders University, working with colleagues in The Netherlands, has shown that a national lung cancer screening ...
News Medical13h
Study highlights global surge in early-onset colorectal cancer
A new study led by (ACS) researchers shows that early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates are rising in 27 of 50 countries/territories worldwide, 20 of which have either exclusive or faster ...
Sydney Morning Herald10d
‘These mistakes cost lives’: The medical bias that affects half of Australia
In April, a study by four health academics from James ... fixed or explicit requirement to include women’s health in Australian medical school curricula, and because textbooks do not account ...
Too Old to Operate3d
The risk of childhood asthma across diverse climates: growing up in Australia.
This study investigates the association between climate and childhood asthma in Australia. Data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) was used to analyse this association in ...