11 Nov 2024
RSV vaccine added to national program
To ensure ‘every single infant in Australia is protected’, a $174.5 million investment will see free vaccines for pregnant people and infants available nationwide.
11 Nov 2024
Social media fuelling rising anabolic steroid use: Study
Young men were found to be most at risk of dangerously using the substance, leading one expert to guide GPs through tricky conversations.
11 Nov 2024
Education series bolstering GPs’ child wellbeing knowledge
GPs are encouraged to attend the RACGP Child Wellbeing in Focus webinar series, aimed at arming them with the tools to foster holistic child health.
08 Nov 2024
Whooping cough epidemic reaches record numbers
GPs are urged to ensure patients have had their vaccines and boosters, as ‘staggeringly high’ case numbers soar to a record-breaking 41,772 so far this year.
08 Nov 2024
Calls for online register to raise drug reaction reporting
With adverse reactions going under-reported by patients, researchers say a new digital tool could be key to tracking the scale of the problem.
07 Nov 2024
In Practice: Call for GPs to join dementia study
New research aims to gather GPs’ understanding of and attitudes to dementia diagnosis and management, and the use of blood-based biomarkers.
07 Nov 2024
Getting to know Dr Michael Wright
‘The problems are real, but the solutions are also real’ says the RACGP President-elect, detailing his plans for the college and his advocacy priorities.
07 Nov 2024
RACGP calling on members to help set agenda
What matters most at the RACGP? It’s time for GPs to have their say, with the annual Member Engagement Survey now open.
07 Nov 2024
Drug data highlights stark regional divides
Cocaine, heroin and ketamine use is higher in cities than the regions, found a report showing ‘people will use what they can access’.
06 Nov 2024
Billing education package aims to ease GPs’ ‘huge concern’
The RACGP has released a new CPD solution to support members in optimising billing strategies and address concerns around financial and business viability.