The postnatal period is a hugely rewarding part of clinical practice and potentially a time for establishing trusting and long-term therapeutic relationships in partnership with new parents.

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The future of telehealth in primary care requires its coherent integration into clinical infrastructure and bolstering of community access and capacity to use both video and telephone modalities.

Recent technology-related changes in the practice of medicine will have a profound effect on both the provision and measurement of continuity.

Primary care physicians play a key part in the treatment and prevention of fracture and thereby save lives by assessing and managing high-risk individuals.

This clinical challenge is based on this month's Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to the RACGP website.

Student perspectives of value-adding on general practice placements may enable general practice supervisors to facilitate placements that maximise these benefits.

This work highlights the important part that general practices play in responding to epidemic thunderstorm asthma events and the need for these practices to be prepared to respond.

The postnatal visit is crucial for effective healthcare education, preventive medicine and treatment, and it occurs at a time of major life transition and increased need.

Exercise is a critical protective factor for most chronic medical conditions and is strongly recommended during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

For those families for whom breastfeeding is difficult or contraindicated, advice on expressing and supplementing can aid parents to achieve their breastfeeding goals.

A man aged 29 years presented with a 15-year history of atopic dermatitis, which started on his feet and spread to his thighs, lower abdomen, back and buttocks.

A man aged 62 years presented with a persistent, severely pruritic eruption that had progressed over the preceding five days.

A woman aged 75 years presented to a general practitioner with a dry cough and increasing exertional dyspnoea for the preceding three years.

New methods of detecting and treating spinal muscular atrophy can be increasingly complex to navigate for both healthcare professionals and at-risk families.