ADC 2022: Diabetes HCL technology boost is a 'game changer' in T1D
Real-world data on hybrid closed loop is supporting the clinical trial data and cementing the technology as “a game changer” for patients with type 1 diabetes. The Australasian Diabetes Congress 2022 meeting in Brisbane heard a number of local studies showing hybrid closed loop (HCL) improves glycaemic control and time...
SGLT2 inhibitors favoured over GLP-1 RAs in patients with higher cardiovascular risk
SGLT2 inhibitors could better protect against major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in highest-risk patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) than currently-favoured GLP-1 receptor agonists, Australian research suggests. A review of the SAVOR, DECLARE and EMPA-REG trials saw SGLT2 inhibitors prevent an estimated five and six more MACE and hospitalisation for heart...
Endocrinologists bulk-billing almost half of all initial consults: Medical Costs Finder site
Endocrinologists are more likely than many other specialists to bulk-bill an initial appointment but are also charging some of the highest fees, patients are being told. The figures come from the federal government’s Medical Costs Finder website, which is currently recruiting specialists ahead of a $17 million relaunch later this year. After...
Medical degrees ‘to be offered by apprenticeship’ in UK
People wanting to be doctors will soon have the option of skipping traditional medical school and obtaining their degree via an apprenticeship under a radical new scheme approved by the UK government. The first new starters are anticipated to...
People wanting to be doctors will soon have the option of skipping traditional medical school and obtaining their...
Attention required on bone health in people with lupus
Patients who have been hospitalised with lupus have more than double the risk of fractures as hospital-based controls without lupus. Data from the Western Australia Rheumatic Disease Epidemiological Registry (WARDER), presented at the first joint ANZBMS-MEPSA-ANZORS meeting,...
Patients who have been hospitalised with lupus have more than double the risk of fractures as...
Amazon Alexa: a user-friendly boost to osteoporosis self-management
A 6-month digital health osteoporosis self-management intervention delivered remotely via Amazon Alexa improves osteoporosis knowledge and falls self-efficacy. A study presented at the ANZBMS meeting comprised 50 postmenopausal women on medication such as denosumab for their osteoporosis. The women were randomised...
A 6-month digital health osteoporosis self-management intervention delivered remotely via Amazon Alexa improves osteoporosis knowledge and falls self-efficacy. A study presented...