French researchers used a real-world trial emulation method with national health data to assess whether starting low-dose aspirin at discharge benefits giant cell arteritis patients. The study drew on...
A UK Biobank analysis tracked 34,092 people free of ASCVD at baseline over a median 13.6 years to test whether lipoprotein(a) levels predict cardiovascular events under different inflammation levels....
Queensland GPs staged a pop-up flu vaccination clinic at Parliament House in Brisbane this week, led by RACGP Queensland and student-friendly by faculty chair Dr Cath Hester. A line-up of GPs offered...
Emergency doctors have called for government investment in rural GPs, using a Senate Inquiry into rural Medicare funding to push for reform. ACEM argues expanded rebates for chronic disease management...
Dr Adele Stewart uses a NewsGP opinion to argue that chronic pain cannot be explained by tissue damage alone and GPs should adopt a biopsychosocial, person-centred approach. She ties this to the 2020...
Medicinal cannabis usage in Australia declined in the second half of 2025, dropping to 2.65 million units after regulators signalled a tougher stance on problematic actors. Department of Health, Disab...
Accenture ANZ outlines a path to reinvent how Australia handles chronic disease, emphasising linked data, analytics and AI to support dynamic shared care planning. It notes that 49.9% of Australians h...
A large multinational study links gut metabolites to coronary heart disease risk. Researchers analysed blood from more than 240 000 participants across the United States and China, with baseline data...
Researchers from Monash University, the University of Melbourne and University College London have formalised a clinical definition for menopause brain fog, arguing that recognising this symptom will...
At the WA Digital Health Summit in Perth, health economist Luke Slawomirski warned that preventive healthcare is being neglected. He framed Australia’s system as reactive, expensive and fragmented, mo...
Eight Australian clinicians spanning nephrology, cardiology, endocrinology and general practice developed practical CKD treatment recommendations tailored to the local setting. From an initial 21 stat...
An international alliance led by AUSactive, the World Obesity Federation and Exercise New Zealand released a joint position statement urging governments to subsidise and align lifestyle interventions...
Future Health Expo 2027 was announced as the first event of its kind, taking place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 15 to 17 April 2027. It blends a two‑day professional conference and trade show with a...
New cost-effectiveness analysis of data from the PPOIT-003 phase 2b trial shows peanut oral immunotherapy options offer value over ten years. In the study, 201 children aged one to ten with confirmed...
Novo Nordisk chief executive Mike Doustdar used a National Press Club address to urge broader PBS coverage of Ozempic for children with obesity. He framed expanded access as a way to accelerate early...
A major systematic review published in The Lancet Psychiatry evaluated 54 randomised controlled trials from 1980 to 2025, involving 2,477 participants, to test whether medicinal cannabis benefits ment...
Researchers led by Associate Professor Leigh Frame at George Washington University reviewed 58 human studies to examine how gut microbiome dysbiosis relates to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’...
A new blood test score named MAPI, the MetALD-ALD Prediction Index, distinguishes metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease from alcohol-driven injury in steatotic liver disease. It rel...
A large multi centre study led by Emory University shows breast arterial calcification BAC visible on routine mammograms signals higher cardiovascular risk. Researchers analysed 123 762 women aged 40–...
