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Stay informed with Practice Connect, your monthly digest of healthcare’s most relevant topics. We deliver evidence-based insights on controversial health debates, prevention strategies, and practical clinical guidance to help you navigate patient conversations and stay current with Australian healthcare developments.
Vaping teens twice as likely to have mental health issues
Vaping has surged among young Australians in recent years, especially adolescents in their early teens. Adolescence is also when many mental health...
Antidepressants prescribed for pain in older patients not effective
Chronic pain is relatively common among older adults, often associated with long-term conditions like arthritis. University of Sydney research has...
GPs need support for postpartum contraception provision
Contraception for mothers of newborn babies can often be overlooked amidst the focus on the health of the newborn baby and the significant...
Understanding the effect of cumulative surgeries on older people’s cognition
As surgical technologies advance, more older people will be considered candidates for surgery, but this expansion may have unintended consequences....
Proactive deprescribing beneficial for older patients
As we get older, we tend to accumulate medications that have been prescribed over the course of adulthood, often leading to polypharmacy (defined as...
The importance of holistic care in managing women’s sexual pain
Vaginismus is a sexual pain disorder that can have a profound impact on wellbeing and sense of self. It is due to the pelvic floor muscles spasming...
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