While Australian general practitioners gain most of their income from direct patient interactions, they also spend time attending to professional or practice responsibilities.

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

Medical abortion is a more accessible and less invasive option than surgical termination and can be provided in primary care settings.

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This article describes the need for real-time information about high-risk psychoactive medicines, and the development of SafeScript.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s dementia, with the risk of inappropriate antipsychotic use considering neuroleptic sensitivity in DLB.

Professor Tindle explores the challenges that those with rare cancers face in obtaining the latest in cancer therapy.

The latest edition of the main text and companion handbook continue the grand tradition Murtagh pioneered.

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.

Despite recent exponential growth in research on familial hypercholesterolaemia, there remains a general lack of public and health professional awareness about the disorder.

The Focus articles in this month's issue discuss conditions affecting the lower limbs, including peripheral artery disease, diabetic foot ulcers, paediatric pes planus and various skin conditions.

Diabetic foot remains a global public health challenge and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality.

Maintaining health and function into older age is a priority for patients, clinicians and policy-makers.

Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice and is consistently in the top 10 conditions managed.