Current evidence for prostate-specific testing to advocate for updating outdated guidelines and resources.
A discussion of existing barriers to reproduction to help general practitioners discuss the topic of fertility concerns with patients.
The Australian public has benefited greatly from the manifold contributions of general practice throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strategies that have successfully increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake may also be effective in enhancing uptake across a range of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Partner management is key to reducing transmission and a cornerstone of best practice chlamydia management.
A boy aged 3.5 years presented to the paediatric clinic of a metropolitan teaching hospital with a 14-month history of pica and behavioural problems.
Primary healthcare, with its established principles and multisectoral approach, is an ideal mechanism to provide support and care in response to health threats.
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its resulting city lockdowns, mass quarantines and social isolation worldwide, has uniquely highlighted the importance of mental health.
General practitioners can facilitate recovery-orientated, trauma-focused care, even when local services are limited.
General practitioners believe that principles underlying Medical Homes may support whole-person care, but aspects of the current Health Care Homes trial could impede this whole-person approach.
While paediatric cervical masses are most commonly benign and transient in nature, judicious consideration of red flag and congenital conditions is crucial.
In the absence of organic aetiology, childhood constipation is almost always functional and is often due to painful bowel movements that prompt the child to withhold stool.
Good quality e-mental health resources provide general practitioners with the opportunity to help patients improve their mental health in an efficient and illness-appropriate way.
An overview of prostate cancer patient support programs in Australia to help general practitioners direct patient referrals and optimise clinical care.