This book review explores the history and biography of cancer, a live entity within a living vulnerable host in an age-old battle for survival that is ultimately dependant on chance.

The story is of a dedicated GP who chose rural medicine and worked hard to support his patients and community, but eventually walked away as devotion to duty took a toll on his personal health.

An insider’s perspective of prostate cancer: Understanding effects, management options and consequences

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

This framework meets the need for a simple framework for practice-based case discussion that applies to both the formal problem case discussion and informal ad hoc teaching scenarios.

Prognostic uncertainty delays discussions and leads to unnecessary treatments for older patients who are dying.

By enhancing the target population’s health literacy, the clinic functioned as a bridge between healthcare services and individuals experiencing homelessness who were disengaged from society.

The first national-scale study of rural GP supervisors shows that more than half of rural GPs supervise registrars, and suggests the key factors related to supervision.

There are no obvious reasons why antibiotic use should be higher in the Australian community setting; therefore, it is likely that some antibiotic use may be unnecessary.

Many graduates who trained in rural sites spend time in cities before returning to work in rural areas – but this return may take several years.

Incomplete pretreatment assessment is likely to be a reflection of the recent shift in management of chronic hepatitis C to primary care.

Shared medical appointments and programmed shared medical appointments are an innovative approach to chronic disease management.

This article examines what microaggressions are and outlines the key roles of protagonist, target, bystander and ally.

The authors discuss the ‘hidden curriculum’, which includes the values, influences and implicit sociocultural messaging delivered to medical students behind the scenes.

This study aims to contextualise the enablers and barriers to telehealth early medical abortion provision, providing insight for healthcare policy and practice to improve accessibility.