TIPS: It’s not easy to increase the rate of thrombolysis in the real world

Improving the uptake of thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke has proved difficult despite being the guideline-recommended treatment for achieving better outcomes. The Thrombolysis Implementation in Stroke (TIPS) study, published early this year, found a multicomponent intervention over 16...

Improving the uptake of thrombolysis in patients with acute ischaemic stroke has proved difficult despite being the guideline-recommended treatment for...

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Podcast: Revised chemotherapy MBS items explained by Dr Christopher Steer

Major changes to chemotherapy MBS items come into effect from 1 November, including the replacement of time-tiered items with a single item that covers all parenteral chemotherapy. In this episode we speak to oncologist and president of Private Cancer...

Major changes to chemotherapy MBS items come into effect from 1 November, including the replacement of time-tiered items with...

Medical politics

Neurology: the high mental demands of speciality contribute to burnout

Neurology is among the most demanding of specialities when it comes to mental, physical and time burden contributing to doctor burnout, researchers say. A US study, based on national data from more than 5000 specialist doctors collected in 2018, calculated physician...

Neurology is among the most demanding of specialities when it comes to mental, physical and time burden contributing to doctor...

Multiple sclerosis

No worries: MS patients have few concerns about COVID-19 and DMTs

Australian patients with MS have little or no anxiety about treatment-related risks of COVID-19 and most are willing to continue their disease modifying therapy (DMT), a survey has found. While there have been some potential concerns raised about the use of...

Australian patients with MS have little or no anxiety about treatment-related risks of COVID-19 and most are willing to continue...