10 Apr 2024
‘I couldn’t walk’: GP’s personal story of vitamin B6 toxicity
Found in listed medicines, energy drinks, cereals and weight loss shakes, some people are consuming more than 50x the recommended daily intake.
11 Apr 2024
Study questions Paxlovid’s COVID-19 ‘usefulness’
Researchers say the antiviral does little to reduce symptom duration for some vaccinated patients, but still recommended its use for the vulnerable.
11 Apr 2024
‘Underused’ cardiac rehab programs prove lifesaving: Study
GPs are being urged to promote the initiative to patients, after it was revealed those who attend are 38% less likely to die or be hospitalised.
12 Apr 2024
Blood protein provides clue for kids’ concussion recovery
New research suggests the level of alpha-1-ACT post-injury may reveal whether a child will experience ongoing concussion symptoms.
10 Apr 2024
A key mental health question: ‘What are you eating?’
GPs must keep nutrition front of mind when working to improve a patient’s mental health, write Dr Terri-Lynne South and Professor Lauren Ball.
12 Apr 2024
The answer to psychiatric and child development waitlists
Allowing trained GPs to initiate stimulant prescriptions for ADHD would help families and clinicians, writes Dr Andrew Leech.
09 Apr 2024
Study shines light on oxycodone prescribing habits
Regional patients are most likely to be first-time users, with a study warning GPs to use ‘careful assessment’ when prescribing.
09 Apr 2024
Is general practice ready for the genetic carrier screening surge?
GPs must be educated, counselled, and resourced to meet the ‘inevitable widespread uptake’ of the newly Medicare-funded service, says a new study.
09 Apr 2024
Research supports use of CPAP alternative
People with OSA who used a mandibular advancement device saw similar blood pressure drops to those on first-line treatment, a new has study found.
08 Apr 2024
Drug checking trial launches at injecting centre
The RACGP welcomed the groundbreaking pilot, which enables users to test their substances while under medical supervision.