More clarity around T1D in schools: IPSAD position statement

Clinicians have to step up to their roles and responsibilities regarding the optimal management of diabetes in school-aged children. According to the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) Position Statement on Type 1 Diabetes in Schools, every student...

Clinicians have to step up to their roles and responsibilities regarding the optimal management of diabetes in school-aged children. According to...

Medicines

Are ‘drug holidays’ really needed for fracture prevention agents?

The oft-recommended de-prescribing or ‘drug holidays’ from anti-resorptive therapies are not advisable for many patients at risk of fragility fractures, according to osteoporosis experts. A MJA editorial by Professor John Eisman and Associate Professor Christopher White said the benefit of...

The oft-recommended de-prescribing or ‘drug holidays’ from anti-resorptive therapies are not advisable for many patients at risk of fragility fractures,...

Medical politics

Specialists’ revenue hit by Medicare Freeze

Specialists’ revenue from a standard private outpatient consultation has fallen by almost $3 since the Medicare Freeze started in 2012, a new analysis shows. But specialists’ overall revenue from consultations has remained about the same because of increased use of...

Specialists’ revenue from a standard private outpatient consultation has fallen by almost $3 since the Medicare Freeze started in 2012,...

Adrenal disorders

Endocrinology item changes revealed by MBS Review Taskforce

Numerous changes to endocrinology-related MBS items have been revealed in the release of a series of MBS Review Taskforce reports. Changes to MBS items recommended by the Taskforce’s Endocrinology Clinical Committee include revision of items for procedures such as thyroidectomy and...

Numerous changes to endocrinology-related MBS items have been revealed in the release of a series of MBS Review Taskforce reports. Changes...