Parents susceptible to anti-vaccine messages from public figures

A new study has found that parents who generally accept vaccination are susceptible to anti-vaccination rhetoric from politicians, suggesting that vaccine messaging needs to...

Experts rank alcohol as the drug which causes the most harm

The public conversation around substance abuse often centres around illicit drugs and prescription medicine misuse, but a new study suggests that the impact of...

Don’t judge the obese

Most people with clinically severe obesity live and die without the underlying disease having ever been treated, leading global expert in obesity, Professor John...

Improving medicines use in aged care

We know that there are high levels of medicines use in the aged care setting, which is not surprising given the demographics of residents and...

Three in four pharmacies register with My Health Record

Almost a third of My Health Record-connected pharmacies have already reported using the system to avoid a potentially adverse event, according to new data...

Pharmacist roles and remuneration in the spotlight

Leading lights, up-and-comers and stalwarts of the pharmacy industry will unite in Sydney later this week to discuss how the full potential of pharmacists...