Banning fluoride in drinking water is another obsession of the nominee (at the time of writing) for US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. (RFK) and his allies – RFK even had Donald Trump jump on the bandwagon during the election campaign. The main assertion...
Many of your patients will be consuming all the news they can get about the United States and the policies and views of President Trump and his allies. Anecdotally we’re hearing from practices that patients are asking questions based on what they hear from people like...
2024 has proven to be another busy and challenging year for practice teams across Australia. As you know, Christmas is the perfect time to show your appreciation to your hard-working practice team, large or small. Of course, this already happens at practices in many...
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) every 10 minutes a woman or girl dies at the hands of an intimate partner or close relative. That’s six every hour; more than 140 every day, worldwide. Intimate partner violence (IPV) and...
Type 2 diabetes affects 1.2 million Australians and accounts for 85–90% of all diabetes cases. As is well known, type 2 diabetes is the cause of many complications, many of which are potentially disabling and life shortening. Diet is a core intervention alongside...
We often associate impairment in executive function with conditions like ADHD, with an image of a young person who struggles to focus or sustain attention, acts impulsively and finds it hard to juggle competing tasks. However, such impairments in what’s called...
The broad harms of a sedentary lifestyle include increased risks of weight gain, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and premature death. In response to this, there’s been a surge in popularity over recent years of lifestyle interventions that aim to lower how long we sit...
According to the Heart Foundation, 42% of Australian adults are living with high cholesterol, which is most common in people aged 55 to 64 years of age. If diagnosed, many of these people will be taking a cholesterol lowering medicines daily. Although this comes with...
While COVID and Influenza rates have been declining, there are currently four main viruses circulating around the community which explains why people are getting sick. These viruses are adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, parainfluenza and rhinovirus. According to Dr...
Vaping has surged among young Australians in recent years, especially adolescents in their early teens. Adolescence is also when many mental health challenges, such as depression and anxiety begin to emerge. While previous research, mostly from the US, has suggested a...
Chronic pain is relatively common among older adults, often associated with long-term conditions like arthritis. University of Sydney research has found people over 65 are being prescribed antidepressants as pain treatment based on international guidelines that use...
Contraception for mothers of newborn babies can often be overlooked amidst the focus on the health of the newborn baby and the significant adjustments required following the birth of the child. A Monash University-led study has found that early access to contraception...
