Looser BP targets for elderly

Australian experts are set to back controversial changes to blood pressure treatment targets, adopting a softer approach to treating hypertension...

Research questions beta-blocker wisdom in type-2 diabetes

Beta-blockers should not be withheld from systolic heart failure patients with type-2 diabetes, argue the authors of new Australian research...

Aspirin not suitable for primary prevention

Routine use of aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease is not warranted according to a new meta-analysis of randomised...

Australian experts rubbish calls for sugar regulation

A controversial call to regulate sugar in the same way as alcohol has drawn a heated reaction in Australia, with...

Metformin may reduce pancreatic cancer risk in women only

The diabetes drug Metformin, previously linked with reduced pancreatic cancer risk, has been found by a new large-scale study to...

Bariatric surgery should remain ‘last resort’: Diabetes Australia

Despite its growing popularity, bariatric surgery is not without risks and should still only be considered when lifestyle measures and...

HRT cancer link sparks controversy

Milestone study linking hormone replacement therapy to breast cancer was fundamentally flawed, a new analysis concludes.

Clinicians call for urgent action to reduce brand name confusion

Leading Australian clinicians have called for urgent action to highlight the active ingredients on medicines on packaging in order to...

Specialisation gone 'too far', says workforce guru

The man leading Australia's billion-dollar attempts at workforce reform says the health system needs to "refocus" on generalist medicine, claiming...

Medical journals still haunted by ghostwriters

Ghostwriting in medical journals is equivalent to fraud, argue lawyers who are calling for tougher sanctions for academics who get...

Buttocks homunculus challenges alternative medicine

A professor of medical education offended by scientific standards in alternative medicine has had a paper accepted at an 'integrative...

Male contraception via ultrasound?

A few doses of ultrasound to the testes could provide men with a painless, effective form of contraception, a new...

Red wine researcher falsified data

A researcher responsible for studies showing the cardiovascular health benefits of red wine has been found to have fabricated data...

Endocrinology blogger call-out!

Are you an endocrinologist who likes to write? Do you have thoughts and opinions about issues relevant to your field?...

Most patients with diabetic nephropathy will need dialysis

The idea that most patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy will die of CVD before they progress to a stage...