Bleeding risk with low dose aspirin outweighs benefit in primary prevention

Low dose aspirin should not be used for primary prevention in older people as it has no benefit and increases the risk of major bleeding events, an Australian RCT has shown. The Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial compared...

Low dose aspirin should not be used for primary prevention in older people as it has no benefit and increases the...

Medicopolitical news

New era as medical corporate giant moves into haematology services

Haematologists could soon find themselves working for one of the country’s biggest medical corporates, after Primary Health Care announced plans to launch a new day hospital division. Primary is planning to have a portfolio of 15 day hospitals offering a range...

Haematologists could soon find themselves working for one of the country’s biggest medical corporates, after Primary Health Care announced plans...

Bleeding disorders

Offer children alternative to venepuncture to confirm INR

Haematologists in South Australia have come up with a simple method that allows children to avoid the trauma of venepuncture to confirm an abnormal Point-of-care (POC) INR test result. To avoid taking a venous specimen to confirm any raised INR results...

Haematologists in South Australia have come up with a simple method that allows children to avoid the trauma of venepuncture...

Blood cancers

Fatigue and fear of relapse remain concerns for lymphoma survivors

Better survival rates for lymphoma mean there is greater need for practical and psychological support services for patients, the Leukaemia Foundation says. A new report released by the Foundation shows that more Australians with lymphoma are surviving but they are also...

Better survival rates for lymphoma mean there is greater need for practical and psychological support services for patients, the Leukaemia...