08 Jul 2024
Body fat over BMI for obesity diagnosis: Study
Researchers say doctors must ditch BMI as a diagnosis tool as it is excluding patients in need, instead calling for the use of waist-to-height ratios.
08 Jul 2024
Post-market Review workplan (May 2024) published
Post-market Review workplan (May 2024) published
05 Jul 2024
COVID-19 update 5 July 2024
COVID-19 cases in SA There have been 819 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week.
05 Jul 2024
Tasmanians urged to protect young babies from whooping cough as case numbers rise
Tasmanians are reminded about the importance of whooping cough vaccination as case numbers rise across the State.
05 Jul 2024
GP numbers stagnate amid population boom
General practice is bearing the brunt of the critical strain on healthcare workers, with GP growth lagging significantly behind its medical counterparts.
05 Jul 2024
Meningococcal cases 5 July 2024
A 28-year-old male from regional South Australia is in a stable condition in hospital, after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease identified as serotype B.
05 Jul 2024
Breast cancer screening in Australia may change
Dr Brooke Nickel and Professor Katy Bell outline the potential benefits and drawbacks of a shift towards risk-based screening.
05 Jul 2024
New eLearning platform for veterans’ health
A new veterans’ health online tool will provide CDP-accredited training to assist GPs in providing care for patients and their families.
05 Jul 2024
PBAC Public Summary Documents – March 2024 meeting
PBAC Public Summary Documents – March 2024 meeting
05 Jul 2024
Doctor suspended for inappropriate prescribing, failing to maintain professional boundaries
A Victorian general practitioner has been reprimanded, had his registration suspended for three months and had conditions placed on his registration for failing to safely prescribe scheduled medications and failing to maintain professional boundaries with a patient.