17 Sep 2026
Campaign calls for asthma to be recognised in women’s health
Women living with asthma have taken their experiences to Parliament House in Canberra as part of a national campaign calling for respiratory health to be included more clearly in women’s healthcare.
17 Sep 2026
PBS expands triptorelin access for women
Women who use hormone-based treatment for conditions including breast cancer and endometriosis will have another subsidised option from October, following changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
17 Sep 2026
Upcoming webinars cover off-label prescribing and infant oral ties
Australian GPs have several upcoming education opportunities covering off-label prescribing, infant tongue and oral ties, care and management plans, and culturally safe mental health care.
17 Sep 2026
New tool supports endometriosis care in general practice
A new Australian tool is helping GPs assess and manage endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain, with the aim of supporting consistent, evidence-based care and earlier diagnosis.
17 Sep 2026
New prescribing measures aim to improve medicine safety
A new set of prescribing measures could give Australian primary care a clearer way to identify potentially unsafe medicine use and support better prescribing practices.
16 Sep 2026
AHPRA issues new guidance on off-label and peptide prescribing
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has released new guidance to help health practitioners make safe decisions when prescribing medicines outside their approved use, including unapproved and compounded medicines. The move comes as concerns grow about high-volume prescribing and the increasing use of peptides.
16 Sep 2026
Mpox cases increase in Victoria as GPs urged to test symptomatic patients
Health authorities are urging GPs to consider mpox in sexually active patients with symptoms that could fit the infection, regardless of sexual orientation, vaccination status or recent travel. Victoria has recorded 52 cases since 1 August 2026, with several strains of the virus circulating internationally.
16 Sep 2026
RACGP calls for medicine costs to be covered for Victorian foster carers
The RACGP, together with Kinship Carers Victoria and the Foster Care Association of Victoria, is calling for the next Victorian Government to reimburse foster and kinship carers for medicines prescribed to children in their care.
16 Sep 2026
New global heart attack definition puts women’s heart health in focus
A new international definition of myocardial infarction aims to make heart attack diagnosis clearer and improve recognition of causes that are more common in women.
16 Sep 2026
Ahpra strengthens oversight of prescribing practices
Australian health practitioners are being reminded to carefully assess prescribing decisions, particularly when using off-label, unapproved or compounded medicines.