If symptoms of thrush persist despite treatment, you may have an entirely different condition that would not be helped by anti-fungal creams or tablets.
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Because of their sedative effect, antipsychotic medications are often used – in fact they are over-used – to “manage” people with dementia. This is against clinical guidelines.
Doctors tend to overestimate how good their treatments are and underestimate the harms that come from them. But many studies have shown knee arthroscopy to no more effective than fake surgery.
A colonoscopy is usually done to diagnose bowel cancer. It is an invasive procedure with risks such as bowel perforation. It’s important to only have the test if you’re likely to benefit.
Rates of spinal fusion surgery for back pain are on the rise. This is despite little evidence that it’s an effective procedure and studies showing many will have revision surgery within ten years.
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Gastroenterologist & Clinical Epidemiologist, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatologist, Monash University
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Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow in Women's Health at Monash University and Honorary Researcher, General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney