GPs can provide factual information about the risks and benefits of treatment in order to assist this process, but are advised to avoid taking sides.
This study discusses how skin in patients with skin of colour is biologically, functionally and structurally different to that of patients with lightly pigmented skin.
Understanding the sophisticated craft and practical skills of generalist care could help both GPs and health policy makers value, respect and navigate the challenges of this complex important work.
Negative online reviews may have significant ramifications for a clinician’s reputation, medical practice and wellbeing.
A diagnosis of cancer disrupts almost every developmental life stage and continues to affect the child, and potentially their whole family, throughout adulthood.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with high levels of patient satisfaction, with physical and psychosocial benefits beyond metabolic improvements.
Health coaching is an integral part of lifestyle medicine that can be used to facilitate behaviour change in key lifestyle areas.
Respiratory tract and sleep disorders – including obstructive sleep apnoea, difficult-to-treat asthma in adults, and insomnia – are commonly encountered in general practice.
The connection between sleep and health has been recognised for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that the treatment of sleep disorders has developed as a medical specialty.
This study shows the importance of sharing and learning from policy differences.
Living with haemochromatosis is an individual journey that requires consistent, medically supported self-management guided by a positive attitude and awareness of the condition.
This article compares intrauterine devices now available in Australia to support informed patient choice.
A man aged 60 years presented with an irregularly shaped erythematous scalp plaque with a 5 cm diameter.
The past 15 years have witnessed an escalating interest in the role of the general practitioner with special interest in Australia and other countries.
General practitioners are well positioned to take a comprehensive approach to the management of functional decline in older people, aided by a range of funded programs.