04 May 2023
PBAC to review FP 50 decision
Controls placed on GPs initiating PBS prescriptions of the commonly used paediatric asthma medicine will be revisited at the next intracycle meeting.
03 May 2023
‘Sobering’ statistics reveal childhood mental health trauma
Emergency department presentations for intentional self-harming behaviours and eating disorders soared during the pandemic.
03 May 2023
TGA confirms reduced paracetamol pack sizes
The changes, due to come into effect from February 2025, are aimed at reducing Australian overdose and death numbers.
02 May 2023
How will the vaping crackdown impact GPs?
A host of new restrictions should make e-cigarettes less available, potentially leading to more patients seeking prescriptions – and help quitting vapes.
02 May 2023
GPs now able to bulk order bowel cancer screening kits
The new alternative access model aims to reduce barriers by allowing GPs to hand kits directly to eligible patients during consultations.
01 May 2023
How good is ChatGPT at diagnosing disease?
Emergency medicine consultant and medical lecturer Dr Stephen Hughes puts the AI chatbot through its paces.
28 Apr 2023
Meta-analysis shows social interaction reduces dementia risk
Strong social connections were associated with a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment, dementia and death.
22 Aug 2023
Can doctor–patient differences have clinical implications?
New research suggests doctors are more extroverted, but also more neurotic and less open than patients.
26 Apr 2023
Why TSH test results can lead to over-testing, over-treatment
Lifestyle review is recommended as the first intervention to reduce risk of unnecessary patient harms and resource wastage.
25 Apr 2023
Obstructive sleep apnoea may cause early cognitive decline: Research
A small study suggests the symptoms may occur even in the absence of co-morbidities, but a GP sleep expert says more evidence is needed.