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IBD Misconceptions stop women having kids

IBD Misconceptions stop women having kids

Many Australian women with IBD may be avoiding having children due to “unfounded fears” about their condition, experts suggest.

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IBD therapies raise skin cancer risk

IBD therapies raise skin cancer risk

IBD patients are more likely to develop skin cancer than the general population, with added risk due partly to immunosuppressive medications, a large retrospective cohort study has shown.

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Clinical News

Don’t treat Asian IBD patients differently, specialist urges

Don’t treat Asian IBD patients differently, specialist urges

Rates of IBD are significantly lower in Asia than the West, but Australian gastroenterologists should not let this affect their treatment of local patients of Asian background, a specialist says.

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Fewer complications with minimally invasive oesophagectomy

Fewer complications with minimally invasive oesophagectomy

Oesophageal cancer patients have almost three times fewer pulmonary complications if they undergo minimally invasive oesophagectomy rather than the more conventional open surgery, according to a Dutch trial.

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Politics

Beware off-label claims by manufacturers, experts warn

Beware off-label claims by manufacturers, experts warn

Sydney experts have weighed into the debate on off-label prescribing, arguing for improved monitoring, particularly of pharmaceutical companies who plug off-label use of their products.

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PBAC recommends removing liver biopsy obstacle to hepatitis B treatment

PBAC recommends removing liver biopsy obstacle to hepatitis B treatment

Liver biopsy should no longer be a mandatory requirement for patients with Hepatitis B to access antivirals and interferon medications, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee recommends.

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Other News

An ‘artful’ method of evergreening patents

An ‘artful’ method of evergreening patents

Abbott Laboratories implemented an “artful” method of ‘evergreening’ as their fenofibrate patent came to an end in the US, according to experts who argue the practice required the “tacit acceptance” of doctors, professional societies and guideline committees.

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Specialist numbers leap, but women still lag

Specialist numbers leap, but women still lag

The number of Australian specialists has risen at nearly double the rate of GPs since the turn of the century, but the proportion of women has grown slowly and still lags behind other sectors.

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