Rivaroxaban gets approval for use in patients with renal impairment

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) is now approved in Australia for patients with severe renal impairment down to a creatinine clearance of 15 mL/min. The change brings the DOACs use in Australia into line with other countries including in Europe, the US and Canada. Associate...

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) is now approved in Australia for patients with severe renal impairment down to a creatinine clearance of 15...

Heart Failure

Modest gain from milrinone in HFpEF pilot study

The inotropic and vasodilator drug milrinone, in an extended-release oral formulation, appears to improve quality of life and be well tolerated in patients with HFpEF, Australian research shows. A pilot study at the Alfred Hospital randomised 23 patients with symptomatic...

The inotropic and vasodilator drug milrinone, in an extended-release oral formulation, appears to improve quality of life and be well...

Public Health

Connecting culture and health – Australia’s first Indigenous cardiologist

Cardiologist Associate Professor Luke Burchill grew up on country, and was inspired by family to study medicine and work in a strengths and solutions-focused approach to Indigenous health Right now, my worlds have collided with COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. The...

Cardiologist Associate Professor Luke Burchill grew up on country, and was inspired by family to study medicine and work in...

Lifestyle

Culinary medicine: why doctors need to be skilled with a kitchen knife

Forget the scalpel and instead get acquainted with a kitchen knife as culinary skills are needed more than ever in medicine to counter an obesogenic world. The ADA 2020 virtual Scientific Sessions heard from experts - including dual qualified medicos and...

Forget the scalpel and instead get acquainted with a kitchen knife as culinary skills are needed more than ever in...