11 Mar 2024
GPs’ role in managing children and adolescents with ‘wet cough’
The presentation requires specific management to avoid chronic lung disease consequences later in life, writes Associate Professor Emma Kennedy.
11 Mar 2024
How can Australia increase BreastScreen participation?
With more than one in two eligible women not taking part in the preventive screening program, the RACGP has suggested ways to boost engagement.
08 Mar 2024
NT training lead revels in ‘sense of ownership and collegiality’
Dr Ralph Mangohig’s sights are set on ‘the bedrock’ of training: cementing relationships between supervisors and registrars.
08 Mar 2024
How health system ‘designed by men, for men’ is failing women
From pay disparity, to bias, and claims of hysteria, this International Women’s Day has given pause to reflect on the gender inequality in Australian healthcare.
08 Mar 2024
How COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain
Mounting research shows the disease can lead to an array of problems, including significant drops in IQ scores, writes Dr Ziyad Al-Aly.
07 Mar 2024
IWD: Striving for a system ‘where all people have access’
Derbarl Yerrigan’s Medical Director has shared her story ahead of RACGP WA’s International Women’s Day event.
07 Mar 2024
In Practice: Updates to allied health MBS items
In Practice: Updates to allied health MBS items
07 Mar 2024
Why fixing ‘two-tiered’ NDIS is a priority
People with a disability in rural areas are being left behind, the RACGP says, with a new submission outlining the value of GP-led care models.
07 Mar 2024
Study reveals aged care’s painkiller dependence
Opioid painkiller usage in Australian facilities is 30-fold higher than in other countries, with an expert GP calling on colleagues to ‘think outside the box’.
07 Mar 2024
RSV vaccine could ‘change the landscape’ of hospital presentations
Western Australia’s $11 million statewide immunisation rollout follows extensive RACGP advocacy around the issue.