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New international research shows one in four physiotherapists provide treatments that aren’t based on evidence. These treatments aren’t likely to cause harm, but they might waste patients’ time.
A review has recommended separating pharmacists from complementary and homeopathic products.
Some emergency doctors are already using acupuncture to relieve patients’ pain. Now a new study shows when it works, when it doesn’t and how emergency departments of the future might use it.
Terrifying accounts of surgery 200 years ago remind us how far general anaesthesia has come. Yet we still know little about how anaesthetics alter consciousness.
Electrical brain stimulation is used to treat a range of conditions, from depression to epilepsy. But how confident can we be that it works?
Guidelines galore suggest how we can take care of ourselves in concert with our doctors. Here’s why it’s not as easy as it may seem (and how those guidelines get written)
Antipsychotic medications for delirium don’t work and could harm, a new study shows. So what options are left?
Common warts can be hard to treat. No wonder people turn to home remedies, like duct tape and vinegar. But do they really work?
Complaints about the ban of kratom, often used by recovering opiate addicts, have been vociferous, but not always backed by facts.
There’s a worrying lack of evidence for what works when it comes to drug treatment. And our addiction services are suffering as a result.
Holistic dentistry claims to promote overall wellness rather than simply treating disease. But the lack of evidence for the alternative therapies underpinning it are cause for concern.
A new survey has found MPs are largely in favour of randomised controlled trials, even if they don’t understand why.
After a long period of expansion in the number of children living in out-of-home care, most modern child protection systems around the world have been labouring to prevent such placements. Instead, they’re…
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recently completed a review of the evidence for homeopathy’s effectiveness and, after analysing systematic reviews of clinical trials, concluded…
Ever been unable to sleep because you can’t switch off that stream of thoughts that seems to flow incessantly, mercilessly through your head? When your mental noise distracts you from the task at hand…
If you look at the shelves of most Australian community pharmacies or browse the pages of local internet pharmacies, you’ll see numerous examples of products making claims that can’t be supported by scientific…
The evidence gleaned from medical research directly affects the decisions made about health care in Australia, driving everything from clinical practice guidelines, to which health interventions will and…
PANACEA OR PLACEBO – A weekly series assessing the evidence behind complementary and alternative medicines. Aromatherapy is based on the idea that aromatic substances, usually the essential oils of plants…
Did you hold your nose and take your daily dose of fish oil this morning? Or perhaps you opted for an odour-free capsule? Well, you’re not alone. Around one in four Australians take fish oil supplements…
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Founder of the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance & Emeritus Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Health activist, Medreach Pty Ltd., Bond University
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University
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Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
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Secretary-General, International Human Frontier Science Program Organisation; Emeritus Professor, Monash University, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow in General Practice and Primary Health Care, The University of Melbourne
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Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist & Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
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Co-Director, Australasian Cochrane Centre, Monash University
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Director, Evidence and Methods, National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce; Associate Professor (Research), Cochrane Australia, School of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Monash University
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Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW & Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University
