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Earlier palliative care at home linked to fewer hospital admissions

Offering palliative care earlier to dying patients at home is linked to fewer hospital admissions at the end of their […]

Warning over claims that medical cannabis cuts opioid use

Claims that medical cannabis use has reduced opioid overdose deaths in the United States have been challenged by a University […]

Lupins and anti-inflammatory properties

A global team including researchers from Spain, CSIRO and The University of Western Australia have shown that narrow-leafed lupins can […]

Multiple chronic diseases leave patients with adversely high costs

Current strategies for treating patients with several chronic diseases are putting an unnecessary financial burden on countries’ health systems and […]

My experience with migraine and details of botulinum toxin treatment: Dr Julian…

Video transcript My personal experience with migraine So my experience with migraine personally began in my 20s. I’d […]

Opioids for muscle and joint pain in older people may be harmful

A University of Sydney study has shown that opioids offer older people with muscle and joint pain little benefit, whilst […]

General anaesthetics do more than put you to sleep

A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anaesthetics act on the brain could eventually lead to improved […]

Secrets of the brain may be key to understanding back pain

Researchers at Western Sydney University are seeking to discover why some people with acute onset lower back pain recover quickly, […]

Tamper-resistant oxycodone tablets have no impact on overall opioid use

Tamper-resistant tablets prove less attractive to people who inject drugs but have little effect on population-level issues linked to overprescribing, overuse […]

Flying Doctor warns of heat stress risk

The revelation that cricketers, including England captain Joe Root, were affected by heat stress during the record temperatures experienced during […]