Pain due to musculoskeletal conditions is difficult to express and define and is often overlooked in consultations.

This article reviews the management of common sport-related knee injuries, including injuries to the collateral and cruciate ligaments, the menisci and the extensor mechanism.

Differential diagnoses and potential investigations are discussed for a boy, aged 10 years, who presented with a one-year history of intermittent nocturnal, non-bilious vomiting.

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This article describes an approach to the assessment and management of the common presentations of acute cervical spine pain.

This issue of AJGP examines musculoskeletal conditions – how these cause pain and how to manage the multitude of ways in which these impairments affect the lives of our patients.

This study synthesises evidence regarding hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in primary care and identifies barriers and facilitators to surveillance.

Holistic primary care extends not just across an individual’s lifespan but also to people of all cultures, genders, orientations, beliefs and socio-economic position.

American Born Chinese will prompt discussions on identities, family and friendship.

This study compares virtual reality against standard care for children undergoing routine four-year-old immunisations.

Improving general practice-based research will enable the development of contextually relevant evidence-based medicine and recommendations in general practice, ultimately benefitting Australians.

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.

This article aims to provide an overview of evidence-based assessment, management and referral options for insomnia in Australian general practice.

This paper describes a step-by-step approach to ethics applications for research projects in primary care for new and inexperienced researchers and those new to primary care research.