Fairfield- Hospitals

Misuse of medicines the new danger

THE misuse of prescribed pharmaceuticals is Australias fastest growing drug problem raising the possibility that deaths from prescribed drugs may eventually surpass those from illicit drug overdoses doctors have warned Structural issues in the health system including limitations of GP consultations and rapid hospital discharges are contributing ... Read More

Not all ICUs need a specialist at night study

The results published in the New England Journal of Medicine counter an argument from some in the medical community that ICUs need roundtheclock intensivists doctors who specialize in critical care quotOur knee jerk reaction is to try to put intensivists in every ICU at all hours of the day and that reaction is likely a misstep because it overs... Read More