21 Mar 2023
‘Significant overreach’: Queensland pilot ploughs ahead before national standards agreed
The RACGP Queensland Chair finds little cause for comfort in documents inviting pharmacies to apply to the state’s pharmacy prescribing pilot.
21 Mar 2023
Responding to ethical issues in genetics research
Professor Dianne Nicol is passionate about talking to the community about ethical, legal and social issues in genetics research. We asked Dianne about becoming an expert in this field and the most urgent issues in genetics research today.
21 Mar 2023
GPs to discuss biggest issues facing general practice
A ‘hot topics’ panel at the Practice Owners Conference will cover what most concerns GPs at a time of profound change for the profession
21 Mar 2023
Recent Japanese encephalitis virus now detected in Kimberley region
The Department of Health is urging residents and travellers in the Kimberley region to avoid mosquito bites following evidence of recent Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) activity in the area
21 Mar 2023
Voluntary Assisted Dying update
Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) has now been available in South Australia for more than six weeks, giving people with a terminal illness the right to make the choice to die with dignity under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (the Act).
21 Mar 2023
Could bird flu start a human pandemic?
As an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the US and worldwide, three virologists answer the most pressing questions.
21 Mar 2023
Mediterranean diet reduces heart disease risk in women: Study
The meta-analysis, which also found a lowered mortality risk, is the first of its kind to explore the diet’s impact on heart disease by sex.
20 Mar 2023
Do future healthcare providers show weight bias?
New Australian research shows they do, and that this could have a negative impact on people living with obesity or overweight.
20 Mar 2023
‘We can’t keep going this way’: GPs’ petition to save bulk billing
Higher rebates and funding for longer consultations are among the all-too-familiar requests, with a GP Principal saying more clinics will close if there is no change.
20 Mar 2023
IMGs a ‘simple solution’ to boost GP numbers: RACGP
The college is urging government to support international medical graduates and make it easier for them to work in Australia.