It’s time for patients and clinicians to have frank discussions about what diagnostic imaging scans can do for low back pain, and what they cannot, according to research published rece... Read more
Malcom Hogg writes: The use of opioids remains essential to the care of people experiencing acute pain and remains a major component of anaesthesia and post-surgical care. Collectively and i... Read more
A new interactive directory, available now via the Painaustralia website, will help people with chronic pain to find quality services in their area, but it will take a system-wide refocus to... Read more
The complexities of chronic pelvic pain were discussed in-depth at the recent Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) annual scientific meeting... Read more
Rose Cairns and Nicholas Buckley write: Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription only medicine would lead to more people misusing stronger painkillers are unfounded, accordin... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell reports on the continuing scourge of infectious diseases, the need to improve chronic pain management, and some... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Evidence-based medicine is one of the central tenets of modern healthcare, but when it comes to managing chronic pain, homogenising one-size-fits approaches may be t... Read more
Croakey intro: Leading medical groups have added to calls urging the Australian Government to bring an Afghan refugee with advanced lung cancer from Nauru to Australia for palliative care. N... Read more
Mandatory reporting laws for doctors. Real-time prescription monitoring. Streamlining medical cannabis access. Lifting the minimum age for tobacco purchase (brought to you by mining magnate... Read more
Ruth Armstrong writes: From today, you’ll need a prescription to buy any compound containing codeine in Australia. This probably won’t be news if you’ve been awake recently... Read more
