Pharmacists raise alarm over doctor’s opioid prescribing
A Victorian medical practitioner, who was suspended in the US after several pharmacists raised concerns, has had suspension of his Australian licence confirmed Dr Mahmood Ahmad, a doctor and anaesthetist …
Omega-6 could prevent diabetes
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes could be significantly reduced by eating a diet rich in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats New findings, published in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, shed new …
National Pharmacies harnesses VR, facial recognition
Self service via facial recognition and an augmented reality app are two ways in which the National Pharmacies chain is steering its services into the future The group has implemented …
Prioritise health during Marriage Survey: VicHealth
New VicHealth research has found that LGBTQI+ Victorians have significantly lower levels of mental wellbeing The research showed that LGBTQI+ Victorians rated their mental wellbeing score as 73.6, compared with …
Poll: do you support injecting rooms?
AJP would like to know whether pharmacists support a supervised injecting room in drug hot spots – and why/why not Last month, Victoria’s government rejected calls for a medically supervised …
Victoria nears childhood herd immunity target
Victoria has hit a figure just shy of 95% of five year olds fully immunised, which the Andrews State Government says supports its vaccination policies The Victorian Government has announced …
Why filters are not “safer”
Filters: a cigarette engineering hoax that harms both smokers and the environment Filters were engineered to make cigarettes taste better, and seem safer. from www.shutterstock.com Kathryn Barnsley, University of Tasmania …
New light shone on skin cancer
The most likely Australian to have skin cancer is a Queensland man over the age of 55, new research has found Scientists from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have for …
RACP: Time for action on ‘fast food’ of big pharma
Govts and pharmacy should stop “dragging the chain” on codeine upschedule, says addiction specialist – but Guild says claims of more deaths are misleading and fear mongering Dr Adrian Reynolds, …
A rising star of pharmacy
We speak to Krysti-Lee Rigby, voted by readers at number three in our list of Pharmacy’s 10 Rising Stars AJP spoke to Krysti-Lee to find out more about her career …
The week in review
Codeine stayed in the headlines this week, amid a flurry of announcements from stakeholder bodies The codeine debate rolled on, with State and Territory Health Ministers responding to NSW Nationals …
Falls prevention researchers eye robots
South Australian researchers are looking into how companion robots could help reduce the impact of falls Around 80,000 injuries and 1,000 fatalities are caused every year by frail and elderly …