19 Dec 2023
‘Incredible community spirit’: Queensland’s flooding fight
Towns turned to islands, residents on roofs, roads becoming rivers – GPs in the Far North have shared their stories as the area is inundated.
18 Dec 2023
Extended skills recognition ‘good for the profession’
The first round of GPs to apply for the new program have now received their formal recognition and are encouraging colleagues to sign up.
18 Dec 2023
ACCC blocks proposed pathology merger
The regulator has determined that ACL’s proposed acquisition of Healius would likely reduce competition substantially.
18 Dec 2023
GP concern over new Ozempic copycat
Telehealth start-up Eucalyptus will soon start selling compounded semaglutide, amid a worldwide shortage of the viral drug.
15 Dec 2023
Acknowledging inequalities in global health
The history of colonialism has left an indelible mark on societies worldwide, and the field of health and medicine is no exception.
15 Dec 2023
‘The tyranny of distance’: rural health inequities persist
Health disparities between those living in urban and rural areas have been laid bare in the National Rural Health Alliance’s latest analysis.
15 Dec 2023
‘I never thought I’d be standing here, let alone be a doctor’
Some wondered why Arrernte man, Dr Corey Dalton, wanted to study medicine later in life – but the RACGP’s GP in training of the year has no regrets.
14 Dec 2023
In Practice: End of the CPD year
Members should aim to complete their 2023 CPD requirements by 31 December and can check their progress via myCPD.
14 Dec 2023
Cosmetic surgery safeguards undergo major facelift
GPs will have a bigger role to play in protecting patients from ‘cosmetic cowboys’, as part of a raft of changes cracking down on the trouble-plagued industry.
14 Dec 2023
Mental health burden on the rise: AIHW
The latest Australian Burden of Disease Study is now out, showing some dramatic shifts in the past two decades.