16 Apr 2024
Denying trans teens treatment ‘cruel and unethical’: GP
The UK’s Cass Review calls for puberty blockers to be limited in favour of mental health support, but local GPs say access to care is key in Australia.
16 Apr 2024
A regular GP helps you live longer: Study
Research has linked continuity of care, higher patient rebates, and access to full-time equivalent, fully qualified GPs with greater life expectancy.
15 Apr 2024
Code Black: A letter from a hacker
SPONSORED: Every day, ransom demands cause financial loss, impact to clinical care, and sometimes business shutdown. Are you protected?
15 Apr 2024
Australia’s total food consumption falls: ABS
The cost-of-living crisis has forced changes to eating habits, with shoppers choosing cheap and convenient items over fruit and veggies.
15 Apr 2024
Former GP calls for schools to adopt ‘vaping areas’
Allocating nicotine-addicted children a space to vape is ‘compassionate and pragmatic’ a NSW inquiry heard, but the idea has already proved divisive.
12 Apr 2024
Connection key to retaining rural GPs: Study
Creating a supportive environment, both personally and professionally, is crucial to making GPs feel at home in the bush, ANU researchers say.
11 Apr 2024
Government urged to learn from NHS failures
The apparent direction of the ongoing Scope of Practice review has RACGP members concerned that convenience will be prioritised over safety.
11 Apr 2024
In Practice: Practical pain management
A new webinar will present practical ideas GPs can implement with patients experiencing chronic pain.
11 Apr 2024
‘Huge hive of clever minds’ driving GP training
Tasmanian medical educators discuss collaboration and supporting registrars since the transition to college-led training.
10 Apr 2024
Study finds dietary fibre critical in managing hypertension
Experts are calling for the fibre to be added to clinical guidelines for blood pressure management, saying it is ‘underappreciated’.