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.
Despite international consensus regarding the judicious use of diagnostic spinal imaging, patients continue to be over-referred.
Growing evidence shows that lifestyle interventions are an effective component of management for patients with mental illness to improve mental health, physical health and quality of life.
Medicare Benefits Schedule rules regarding sleep study eligibility have recently changed and incorporate validated questionnaires of obstructive sleep apnoea risk and subjective sleepiness.
Botulinum neurotoxin is an effective treatment for various movement disorders that are disabling and frequently under-recognised.
This article compares intrauterine devices now available in Australia to support informed patient choice.
LactaMap aims to support general practitioners caring for women and infants requiring lactation support by delivering evidence-based lactation information in an accessible format at the point of care.
Within the first six years of life, 8.4% of girls and 1.7% of boys are diagnosed with a urinary tract infection.
This model of care recommends a systemic, coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to survivorship, using pathways of care that support wellness, disease prevention and cancer surveillance.
Interconception care is becoming increasingly important, with rising rates of overweight, obesity, diabetes and hypertension among people of reproductive age.
The primary care physician has an essential role in providing women with guidance, counselling and assessment regarding fertility concerns.
Involving patients in the clinical decision-making process is integral to providing individualised care and is promoted as a hallmark of good clinical practice.
This paper aims to identify transferable lessons from the implementation of diabetic retinopathy screening that could be applied to rheumatic heart disease echocardiographic detection.
An updated overview of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, including epidemiology, risk factors for infection, spectrum of clinical disease, diagnosis and management.