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Body mass index: why practitioners are relying on it less when looking at a patient’s health

Body mass index has long been used by doctors as the standard method for measuring health – and often still is. But earlier this month, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy that cautions medical professionals from using the body mass index (BMI) as a stand-alone clinical tool…

The Conversation

BMI alone will no longer be treated as the go-to measure for weight management – an obesity medicine physician explains the seismic shift taking place

Amid the buzz around weight loss drugs and rising rates of obesity worldwide, many health care professionals are questioning one of the key measures that has long been used to define obesity.

The Conversation

2024 Honda CRF Models Return, Along With CB300R Naked Street Bike

After celebrating its victories in the 2023 AMA Supercross season, Honda brought out its full range of 2024 CRF performance and trail bikes, ready to send.

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Pharmacists facing methadone shortage

Hunter pharmacists fear a methadone shortage could push patients into the hospital system and put staff at risk of violence from angry customers.

Newcastle Herald

BMI alone is an 'imperfect' measure of fat, leading medical association says

The American Medical Association released a new policy on how doctors should use body mass index (BMI), acknowledging the metric's inherent flaws.

LiveScience

Lisa Jarvis: Goodbye, body mass index. You won’t be missed.

The scales are formally shifting on Body Mass Index, a measurement that has been the source of much scorn in recent years. The American Medical Association has now weighed in to say that doctors should look at factors beyond BMI to determine whether a patient is unhealthily obese.

Tribune News Service

Body mass index metric has caused "historical harm," American Medical Association says

Doctors have long relied on BMI to measure obesity, but it is an imperfect measurement.

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IVF technologies could lead to genetic divide: AMA

Australia's peak medical body is warning society will be in trouble if a genetic divide emerged through use of technology not accessible to poor people.

AAP

Doctors call for overhaul of nation’s ‘sickcare’ system

Billions of dollars in economic benefits could be reaped with improvements to the healthcare system, a report by the peak medical body says.

The New Daily

Doctors call for overhaul of nation's 'sickcare' system

Billions of dollars in economic benefits could be reaped with improvements to the healthcare system, a report by the peak medical body says

AAP

'On the verge of collapse': GP crisis to get treatment at Merewether forum

'We need to change the way we think about medicine.'

Newcastle Herald

Calvary doctors want to 'defend and preserve' workplace culture: AMA

Doctors say they don't want structures imposed on them.

The Canberra Times

'Not just an ACT problem': one-in-five hospitalised e-scooter riders drunk

Doctors say 'unusual patient patterns' are emerging from EDs.

The Canberra Times

Australian Medical Association calls for national regulations around AI in health care

While there is huge potential for artificial intelligence to revolutionise health care, Australia's peak medical association calls for national guidelines to control the use of ChatGPT.

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Newcastle Herald

'The poor are getting poorer and sicker': health linked to the homeless

Some people can't afford to see a GP 'because of the cost of living'.

Birmingham Post

Reconomy Group buys Nottinghamshire-based UK Waste Solutions

UK Waste Solutions employs 160 people and owns brands including Novati, AMA, Click Waste UK and Evolution

The Canberra Times

'A terrible precedent': Doctors feel 'disrespected' over Calvary acquisition

'A lot of staff are not going to transition to ... Canberra Health Services.'

Newcastle Herald

I'm a community pharmacist and I am dismayed our leaders don't know what we do

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The Canberra Times

Support grows for inquiry into ACT's health system

The Canberra Liberals have called for a health royal commission.

ABC News

How will the government's changes to vaping work?

The government is cracking down on illegal e-cigarettes which are creating the "next generation" of nicotine-addicted adults.

ABC News

New South Wales pharmacies sign up to prescribe UTI medications and resupply the pill

From next month, New South Wales pharmacists taking part in a trial will be able to prescribe medication for urinary tract infections (UTI) to women under the age of 65 as well as resupply younger women with the contraceptive pill.

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More Than 1000 NSW Pharmacies Will Be Able To Prescribe UTI Meds And The Pill In A New Trial

NSW pharmacies are able to prescribe medications in a new trial that is set to relieve the lengthy wait times at GPs.

The Guardian - AU

Small businesses offered tax breaks for going green in federal budget – as it happened

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Disability advocates in shock over Labor announcement of NDIS 'growth target'

Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget $50 billion over the next decade.

Wales Online

Celeb diets followed by Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow are bad for your heart

But there's good news for vegetarians and pescatarians

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