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Jan 16, 2025 | 
theconversation.com | Ruth McHugh-Dillon |Brett Montgomery |Christopher Harrison |Jim Gillespie |Joanne C Enticott |Yuting Zhang
A new report by a GP listing company made headlines this week showing low rates of bulk billing for GP visits across Australia. Bulk billing means the consultation is free for the patient and the GP accepts what Medicare covers (the “benefit” or “rebate”) as the full payment. The highest reported bulk billing rate was in New South Wales (34.5%) and the lowest in the ACT (3.3%) and Tasmania (0%). This caused the Tasmanian health minister to declare bulk billing “dead” in her state.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Brett Montgomery
Sebuah studi terbaru mengungkapkan hubungan antara penggunaan KB spiral (IUD) berlapis hormon dengan risiko perempuan terjangkit kanker payudara. Temuan ini penting, tetapi sayangnya pemberitaan sejumlah media cenderung berlebihan–dengan menyebut penggunaan KB spiral berisiko besar memicu kanker payudara–sehingga menimbulkan kekhawatiran yang tidak perlu di masyarakat. Agar tidak salah kaprah, mari kita bedah studinya menggunakan penelitian yang melibatkan pengguna KB spiral. Apa itu KB spiral?
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Brett Montgomery
A new study has found a link between hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and breast cancer. The research is important, but media reports of a large increase in risk may be causing unnecessary worry. Let’s put the findings in perspective for people who use IUDs. What are IUDs? IUDs are commonly used contraceptive devices. They sit inside the uterus (womb) to prevent pregnancy. Older versions contain copper as their active ingredient.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Fron Jackson-Webb |Brett Montgomery |Clare Collins |Natasha Yates |Rachael Jefferson |Vivienne Lewis
One in four Australian children aged two to 17 are classified as above a healthy weight, based on their body mass index (or BMI, which is weight divided by height squared). The Australian College of Nursing says school nurses can play in curbing childhood obesity and preventing chronic disease by weighing and measuring school-aged children.
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May 30, 2024 | 
erj.ersjournals.com | Sanjay Ramakrishnan |Brett Montgomery |Ian D Pavord
FootnotesConflict of interest: S. Ramakrishnan declares salary support from the Charlies Foundation for Research, speaker honoraria from AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, and conference travel support from AstraZeneca. B. Montgomery declares an unpaid membership of the Guidelines Committee of the Australian Asthma Handbook, a project of the National Asthma Council Australia.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Brett Montgomery |Heather Bateman
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Supporting Information Filename Description rra4279-sup-0001-Appendix.docxWord 2007 document , 2.6 MB Data S1. Appendix. REFERENCES , & (2011). The last drop: Climate change and the southwest water crisis. Stockholm Environmental Institute US. http://www.environmentportal.in/files/SEI-WesternWater-0211.pdf , , , , , , , , , , , , , & (2013).
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Shivanthan Shanthikumar |Nusrat Homaira |Brett Montgomery |Harriet Hiscock
To the editor, The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) recently released a report regarding Asthma in Australia, including trends over the past 5 years, and pediatric-specific data.1 It used national data sets to assess prevalence, disease burden, and the state of asthma care against a set of predetermined “National Asthma Indicators.” Unfortunately, the report highlights several worrying results regarding pediatric asthma in Australia.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Heather Bateman |Mason J. Ryan |Arizona Game |Brett Montgomery
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT None of the authors have a conflict of interest to disclose. Supporting Information Filename Description jbi14733-sup-0001-FigureS1.docxWord 2007 document , 786.6 KB Figure S1. jbi14733-sup-0002-TableS1.docxWord 2007 document , 12 KB Table S1. REFERENCES , , , , , , , & (2013). Practical solutions for making models indispensable in conservation decision-making. Diversity and Distributions, 19, 490–502. , , , , , , , & (2017).
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Apr 17, 2023 | 
thelimbic.com | Brett Montgomery |Louisa Owens |Shivanthan Shanthikumar
Last week, without warning, the federal government significantly restricted the subsidy for an important and safe asthma medicine for children. A short document explained to prescribers what had changed, but gave no reasons. The medicine, fluticasone propionate 50mcg, is a metered-dose inhaler, more commonly known by the brand names Flixotide Junior or Axotide Junior.
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Apr 12, 2023 | 
medicalxpress.com | Brett Montgomery |Louisa Owens |Shivanthan Shanthikumar
Last week, without warning, the federal government significantly restricted the subsidy for an important and safe asthma medicine for children. A short document explained to prescribers what had changed, but gave no reasons. The medicine, fluticasone propionate 50mcg, is a metered-dose inhaler, more commonly known by the brand names Flixotide Junior or Axotide Junior.
