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Opioids ease osteoarthritis pain only slightly
Their deadly risks need to be weighed against any benefit, write Wasim Awal, Griffith University; Christina Abdel Shaheed and Christopher Maher, University of Sydney Osteoarthritis is one of the leading …
The Black Death was not as widespread or catastrophic as long thought
A new study sheds news light on a historical plague, write Adam Izdebski, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History; Alessia Masi, Sapienza University of Rome, and Timothy …
Burning hearts
Pharmacy is often the first stop for patients with heartburn symptoms, but is the best diagnosis and advice being given? Heartburn (acid reflux) is a widespread complaint. According to The …
Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators?
Your questions answered on masking up, write Leyla Asadi, University of Alberta; C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW; Lisa M Brosseau, University of Minnesota, and Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford With the …
The pandemic strikes back
We titled our review of 2020 “A year like no other”. How wrong could we have been? Let’s look back at the second half of 2021… July • Sydney and …
2021: The pandemic strikes back
We titled our review of 2020 “A year like no other”. How wrong could we have been? Let’s look back at the first half of 2021… For many people in …
ENT: an interconnected world
Ear, nose and throat (ENT) symptoms are common in the community, with many people making pharmacy their first stop for treatment and advice Many studies, both here and overseas, have …
The bare bones
Pharmacists have a key role to play in the prevention of osteoporosis, raising awareness of the risk factors, facilitating further investigation and assisting with treatment adherence More than 1.3 million …
Driving the agenda
Erica Tong has been at the forefront of pharmacy’s participation in the COVID vaccine rollout. She talks about her ground-breaking work in this and other areas of practice development Dr …
AI meets the real world
Artificial intelligence in the pharmacy is not the way of the future—it’s here now Hearing the term ‘artificial intelligence’ (or ‘AI’) may conjure up an array of Hollywood images—Skynet in …
A clear vision for eye care
By integrating eye health into everyday practice, pharmacists can support the early detection of many eye conditions According to Vision Initiative, pharmacists, among other primary healthcare providers, can play a …
Looking at the rural pharmacy workforce
Limitations in the size of the rural and remote pharmacy workforce disadvantages populations in these areas. Research has provided a snapshot of the situation in parts of NSW This article …