Emma Koehn

Dr Lisa Guccione. Australia's Optimal Care Pathway improves survival for colon cancer patients, but access to this gold-standard care is unequal, a Victorian study has found.

Lung Foundation Australia has defended its position on vaping and smoking cessation, after being “misrepresented” in a nationally televised policy debate about the rise of illicit tobacco.

Some patients with obstructive airway disease may be able to safely discontinue long-term macrolide therapy during the summer months, but an Australian study has shown a real risk of exacerbations remains.

Low-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis do well for years after valve replacement, regardless of whether they have a transcatheter or surgical procedure, seven-year trial data indicate.

Routine antihistamine use is unlikely to meaningfully reduce eczema severity or itch, a review of 47 trials including 6,000 patients has found.

Australian researchers have shown a substantial proportion of patients with primary aldosteronism can reach sustained biochemical and clinical

Current automated insulin delivery systems can't fully compensate for changes in insulin requirements and glycaemia throughout the menstrual cycle, a study of patients with T1D has found.

Proposed changes that would make Ahpra the front door for specialist IMG applications have raised concerns about college involvement in eligibility decisions and the risk of unfair rejections, the AMA is warning.

Patients with the poorest kidney function see the biggest benefits from GLP-1RA therapies to reduce the risk of future T2D-associated complications, a study of close to 30,000 people has found.

An Australian-led study has demonstrated COPD is not merely a disease of accelerated decline of lung function in adulthood but could have its roots in impaired airway development beginning in early life.