General practice pharmacists used their expertise in medication to conduct mainly clinically related activities to support patients and GPs and this increased with time in the role.

Junior doctors in Australia report high rates of burnout. Their experiences need to drive the research and the changes in the junior doctor training environment.

All Australian bats have the potential to carry and transmit lyssavirus, and risky exposures to bats are common. Timely notification following exposure is crucial to ensure appropriate management.

Q fever is the most commonly notified zoonotic disease in Australia, with the majority of cases reported from northern New South Wales and southern Queensland.

This study highlights the need for a public health intervention, such as a vaccination program, to address the low immunisation coverage among Rohingya refugee children in Malaysia.

To reduce diagnostic delay for women with endometriosis-related symptoms, we need to understand GPs’ perspectives on the challenges they face in diagnosing and managing endometriosis.

A man aged 60 years presented with an irregularly shaped erythematous scalp plaque with a 5 cm diameter.

Patients and physicians need to be aware of the important implications that medical cannabis use may have for driving.

It is unlikely that medicinal cannabis will be used as a first-line agent for the management of pain, nausea and other specific symptoms, but it may have a complementary role within palliative care.

Interconception care is becoming increasingly important, with rising rates of overweight, obesity, diabetes and hypertension among people of reproductive age.

Medicare Benefits Schedule rules regarding sleep study eligibility have recently changed and incorporate validated questionnaires of obstructive sleep apnoea risk and subjective sleepiness.

Diagnosis of insomnia is facilitated by the use of self-report measures to characterise the sleep disorder and elucidate comorbidities.

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This paper provides an update on the maintenance or discontinuation of antidepressant medication for adults.

The aims of this paper are to discuss the evidence for and components of preconception care, as well as the role of the general practitioner in the delivery of preconception care.