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In the news:The Therapeutic Goods Administration this week approved a daily pill form of weight loss medication Wegovy. What will that mean for how you take it, and those who need access?A Medicare Healthy Kids Check for 3 year-olds is available from November 1. While assessments by GPs are funded through Medicare, it's still unclear how referrals to specialists as a result of these checks will be managed.The mid-term elections in the United States of America has seen a number of newly appointed Democrats with medical qualifications.   ReferencesDaily weight-loss tablet Wegovy cleared by TGA for use in AustraliaNew Medicare health check for 3-year-old childrenAustralian Journal of General Practice: A guide to the 3-year-old health check for general practice

A study from the United Kingdom using NHS data compared full and partial knee replacements done with and without robotics to see if the outcomes were better for patients in the period following the procedures.The answer might surprise you.Guest/sHasan Mohammad, NIHR academic clinical lecturer in trauma and orthopaedics, Queen Mary University London and University of Oxford ReferencesEarly national comparison of robotic versus conventional knee replacements for arthritis using National Joint Registry data: target trial emulation study

In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is a popular procedure in Australia for couples with infertility, but it's also expensive.A new study compares a less invasive method, called intrauterine insemination (IUI) as a first line treatment, against IVF alone.Guest/sLucy Prentice, Fertility specialist and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, (Obstetric, Gynaecological & Reproductive Sciences), University of Auckland ReferencesNEJM: In Vitro Fertilization or Intrauterine Insemination in Unexplained Infertility

Women in the peri and menopausal transitions can experience pain that’s further complicated by fluctuations in hormone levels. A new white paper from the International Menopause Society seeks to clarify the understanding and impacts of musculoskeletal pain, migraine and pelvic pain at this time of life.Guest/sProfessor Rosella E Nappi, Gynaecologist, Endocrinologist and Sexologist, University of Pavia and President of International Menopause Society ReferencesInternational Menopause Society: Chronic pain at midlifeABC News: Half of middle-aged women live with chronic pain. Here's what we know

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