Lincoln Tracy

Melbourne

Sports Journalist with a PhD in Psychology I use my background in academia to tell data-driven sports stories @Monash_SPHPM @Medicalrepublic Opinions are own

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Articles

Use of essential cancer medicines increasing

3 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

Targeted therapies and immunomodulators have seen a spike in usage across middle-income countries. Improvements in universal health coverage are contributing to more equitable expenditure and access to essential cancer medicines.
Nursing students don smart glasses on placements

3 days ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

An Australian-first technology collaboration is helping to train the next generation of nurses. Curtin University nursing students are benefiting from a technology-based partnership with home care provider Silverchain. Nursing students at Curtin University in Western Australia have been wearing smart glasses while completing home-based palliative care clinical placements.
Eli Lilly pulls PBS application for eczema drug

4 days ago | dermatologyrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

Atopic Dermatitis pharmaceutical The pharma company claims that terms set by the Australian government meant it was ‘commercially unviable’ to proceed with a PBS listing.
Boost for direct-acting antivirals in hepatitis C

6 days ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

New research and an announcement from the FDA support the use of direct-acting antivirals in both acute and chronic hepatitis C. Login Join Now This content is for members only.
More paediatricians may halt early childhood development slide

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

The results of the 2024 national census on early childhood development are in, leaving concerned experts calling for greater government investment in paediatric health. The results of the 2024 national census on early childhood development are in, leaving concerned experts calling for greater government investment in paediatric health. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.
Changes to measles vaccines coming

1 week ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

Only one company will supply measles-containing vaccines from 1 July. Login Join Now This content is for members only.
Reduced radiotherapy in early-stage anal cancer leads to comparable results

1 week ago | oncologyrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

The results have researchers wondering if doses can be reduced even further. A smaller dose of radiotherapy improves quality of life while achieving a similar clinical response rate in a specific cohort of anal cancer patients. Treatment approaches for anal cancer over the past three decades have been relatively consistent, where all patients receive a similar dose of radiotherapy regardless of the size of their tumour.
Stereotactic body radiotherapy fails to provide relief from painful bone metastases

1 week ago | oncologyrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

A lower dose of conventional 3D conformal radiotherapy worked just as quicky in cancer patients with solid organ tumours. Patients with less than a month to live should not be subjected to dose-escalated stereotactic body radiotherapy for painful bone metastases, according to new research. Solid cancers commonly lead to painful bone metastases, and radiation therapy – typically three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy – is often used to address the pain and other symptoms.
Use of essential cancer medicines increasing

1 week ago | oncologyrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

Targeted therapies and immunomodulators have seen a spike in usage across middle-income countries. Improvements in universal health coverage are contributing to more equitable expenditure and access to essential cancer medicines.
Potential classification, treatment changes in HER2 breast cancer

1 week ago | oncologyrepublic.com.au | Lincoln Tracy

Catch up on some of the latest research and discussion around HER2-positive and HER2-negative breast cancer. Immunotherapy has been shown to be effective in HER2-positive breast cancer patients, while HER2-negative breast cancer patients may need to be re-tested. The hormone receptor and human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression of breast cancer tumours guides treatment decisions and can potentially predict clinical outcomes.