Young people experience higher rates of sexually transmissible infections and lower screening rates than the general population in Australia.

The study aim was to understand Victorian providers’ needs and perspectives about implementing young people’s health assessments.

A calculation of absolute fracture risk is commonly provided with bone mineral density reports in Australia, usually using either FRAX (Australia) or Garvan Fracture Risk Calculator (Garvan).

Programmed shared medical appointments are effective, well accepted and cost efficient for body weight management.

Continued support by public health nurses may lead to a comprehensive reduction in the risk of lifestyle diseases.

Clinician/pathologist communication is important for accurate diagnosis of melanocytic skin tumours.

There is a great deal of interest in the potential symptomatic benefits of medicinal cannabis for developmental disorders.

This study showed that an SMS recall system for Heart Health Checks can be effective and acceptable in general practice.

Menopause is an opportune time for clinicians to assess and promote health, and provide balanced information about treatment choices for symptomatic women.

General practitioners and practice nurses need to be provided with greater support and training to undertake the emotionally challenging role of mandated reporters of child abuse.

Managing cardiovascular risk factors is crucial for improving the overall survival of patients and the outcomes of future abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Most men who present with non-specific androgen deficiency–like symptoms have functional gonadal axis suppression due to ill health.

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.

Risk-taking behaviours in adolescents are rarely detected in clinical practice without deliberate assessment within a youth-friendly framework.