Research led by the University of New South Wales has found “large proportions” of online advertising for orthopaedic surgeons non-compliant, with “only one-quarter” of surgeons compliant with guidelines. “Non-compliance [in our study] was often characterised by unverified claims of reputation and skill, or misleading representations of the benefits of treatment,” the authors wrote. “As patients…

A study on Australian medical graduates has found graduates who did clinical placements in rural areas were far more likely to work in rural areas as doctors than graduates who did not. “Eight years after graduation, rural origin graduates with extended rural clinical school experience were more likely than metropolitan origin graduates without this experience…

A study conducted by the University of Sydney has concluded that opioids for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, results in little improvements and actually comes with an increased risk of adverse events. OA is a degenerative joint disorder that commonly affects older populations. The disorder is due to erosion…

Analysis of a survey led by the Curtin University in Western Australia has concluded that around 25 percent of the Australian workforce will experience tinnitus, also known as ringing ears. Tinnitus, the perception of sound without stimulus, is common and often is not a sign of a severe health problem; however, if persistent, it can…

A clinical study conducted by the Royal Melbourne Hospital of a 20 year old man exhibiting symptoms of myocarditis upon the second administration of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine concluded that given the scarcity of myocarditis, COVID-19 mRNA vaccine are still “overwhelmingly favourable for all age and sex groups, including young people.” The research team, led…

The authors of a clinical study of a 20-year-old Australian man with symptoms of myocarditis that developed after his second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine have concluded that mRNA vaccines are still “overwhelmingly favourable for all age and sex groups, including young people.” The research team, led by Joshua Wong from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, examined…

Australian researchers who studied a 20-year-old man with symptoms of myocarditis after his second Pfizer COVID-19 jab have argued that mRNA vaccines are still “overwhelmingly favourable” for all eligible age and sex groups. This is despite the country’s medicines regulator noting that myocarditis and pericarditis rates were increasing each week as vaccination rates rise. The…

A study conducted by the University of Queensland has called for an “urgent need” to revisit the diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnosis, encouraging the review of the one-step diagnosis recommended by the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) and practiced widely in Australia. Australia currently undertakes the one-step…

Research conducted by the University of Melbourne and The Royal Children’s Hospital have implicated that the indirect impacts of COVID-19 potentially can have “broad, long-lasting implications for children.” Although children generally have low health consequences in matters of the pandemic, the restrictions implemented to control the disease can have indirect effects in the long term….