This paper proposes a business model for primary care providers to implement cardiac rehabilitation using current Medicare items.

Achieving good outcomes for patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease requires a concerted effort to manage and monitor diabetes and associated comorbidities.

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

Most viral exanthems can be distinguished initially on the basis of age, distribution and morphology of the rash without requiring investigations.

The introduction of mesh procedures for vaginal prolapse and incontinence was not managed well. Introduction of new devices or techniques must be accompanied by rigorous evaluation and ongoing audit.

This month’s issue spotlights a common movement disorder in general practice – Parkinson’s disease – in addition to discussing assessment of gait and the importance of posture.

Parkinson’s disease is now recognised as a whole-body disorder, not a motor disorder with accompanying non-motor features.

This article looks at how the cascade of care for tuberculosis infection screening and treatment have been implemented in primary care settings globally.

This article provides a narrative review of potential causes of globus pharyngeus and a suggested guideline for work-up and management in the primary care setting.

This is a case study on toxic epidermal necrolysis.

This article discusses the assessment of acute- to subacute-onset erythematous and scaly plaques that are present on multiple body sites in a patient aged >65 years.

This paper provides a summary of the evidence supporting the use of PCSK9 inhibitors and siRNA, with relevant recommendations from consensus guidelines.

This article aims to provide Australian general practitioners with an overview of Japanese encephalitis virus, given its recent expansion, and the potential for sustained endemicity.

This article provides a framework for the general practitioner to assess and manage a child presenting with a red eye.

A case is discussed of a boy who presented with skin markings that arose in the context of fevers and a sore throat.