An update on the various treatment methods available today to tackle pilonidal disease.

Medications may be used in conjunction with non-pharmacological treatments to manage cognition, function and behaviour in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

This study suggests that there is a role for better communication of the gradual but practical changes of Australian sore throat management guidelines to GPs.

Factors to be considered when assessing the burden of treatment and a patient’s capacity to cope with this workload are outlined.

The majority of referrals to a regional outpatient nephrology service contained insufficient detail to meet Australian guidelines.

Healthcare professionals would generally like to increase their electronic correspondence, yet most are currently faxing or posting their correspondence.

This paper aims to identify transferable lessons from the implementation of diabetic retinopathy screening that could be applied to rheumatic heart disease echocardiographic detection.

Australia’s outdated definition of obesity likely hinders management and contributes to the observed gap between clinical guidelines and current practice.

This review provides GPs with an understanding of acute severe ulcerative colitis evaluation and risk assessment, emphasising surgical management and complementing existing medical methods.

This study showed that an SMS recall system for Heart Health Checks can be effective and acceptable in general practice.

This article explores the themes of patient choice, safety and optimising success in GP-led withdrawal. The four-step framework outlines how to best support patients to undertake a withdrawal.

Boosting hepatis C virus diagnosis and treatment in general practice settings for people who inject drugs is essential if Australia is to reach the World Health Organization elimination goals.

Health coaching is an integral part of lifestyle medicine that can be used to facilitate behaviour change in key lifestyle areas.

It is important for prescribers to regularly ask patients about their medication adherence and to discuss strategies for promoting this.

Patient-centred practice is needed to build a treatment plan that works for individual patients.