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Could it be HIV? Using clinical indicator-guided HIV testing in general practice

Could it be HIV? Using clinical indicator-guided HIV testing in general practice

21/05/2025

Awareness of clinical indicators should prompt GPs to consider HIV testing in a wider range of scenarios without the burden of enquiring about sexual or other exposure risks.


Navigating the risk of stroke and bleeding in atrial fibrillation

Navigating the risk of stroke and bleeding in atrial fibrillation

23/04/2025

This paper discusses the oral anticoagulants education program by the Quality Use of Medicines Alliance.


Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss: Consider the case for selective pharmacotherapy

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss: Consider the case for selective pharmacotherapy

21/03/2025

Conventionally prescribed for treatment of diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are also increasingly used in weight management as the prevalence of obesity rises.


Out of sight, out of mind: Investing in prison primary healthcare to target vulnerable groups

Out of sight, out of mind: Investing in prison primary healthcare to target vulnerable groups

21/03/2025

General practitioners are in an ideal place to assist in the stabilising of the health of those in custody and maintenance of the health of those released from prison.


Fads and facts: Popular diets and their medical management

Fads and facts: Popular diets and their medical management

21/03/2025

This paper provides a commentary on four popular diets highlighting potential considerations, advantages and disadvantages.


A philosophical approach to mental health

A philosophical approach to mental health

10/12/2024

A philosophical approach to managing mental illness is not a substitute for medication, but it is a tool that augments the overall management of a patient with a mental health illness.


Recruiting general practitioners: The role of the ‘hidden curriculum’

Recruiting general practitioners: The role of the ‘hidden curriculum’

22/11/2024

The authors discuss the ‘hidden curriculum’, which includes the values, influences and implicit sociocultural messaging delivered to medical students behind the scenes.


Reflections on leadership for diverse practice

Reflections on leadership for diverse practice

22/11/2024

This article discusses alternative ways of looking at healthcare leadership.


Empowering general practitioners to assist smoking cessation among combustible and e-cigarette users effectively: A dual challenge in Malaysia

Empowering general practitioners to assist smoking cessation among combustible and e-cigarette users effectively: A dual challenge in Malaysia

22/11/2024

The health challenges of the dual use of combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes in Malaysia.


Wanted: Nearer peers for teaching and learning in general practice

Wanted: Nearer peers for teaching and learning in general practice

10/11/2024

We should support and promote, rather than protect our learners from, nearer-peer teaching in general practice.


Shortfalls of new Medicare-funded genetic screening program

Shortfalls of new Medicare-funded genetic screening program

10/11/2024

The new MBS program funding through items 73451 and 73452 is at grave risk of being underutilised or, worse yet, misunderstood despite its best intentions.


Breast density in screening mammography

Breast density in screening mammography

23/10/2024

Breast density is frequently reported in screening mammograms, which can result in discussions between patients and their GPs regarding its significance in cancer detection.


Inaccuracy of cardiovascular disease calculators in Australian primary healthcare software

Inaccuracy of cardiovascular disease calculators in Australian primary healthcare software

23/09/2024

The unregulated implementation of risk algorithms in tools might miss identifying patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease.


Retina-predicted cardiovascular disease score: A new lens for assessing cardiovascular risk in general practice

Retina-predicted cardiovascular disease score: A new lens for assessing cardiovascular risk in general practice

23/08/2024

Retina-predicted cardiovascular disease scores offer an accurate and convenient way to measure atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk.


Lung cancer screening: A promising new frontier

Lung cancer screening: A promising new frontier

23/07/2024

This article discusses the evidence for early detection of lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT).

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