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 discusses the causes, features and management of recurrent lower limb ulcers in a woman aged 75 years.

A man aged 60 years presented with an irregularly shaped erythematous scalp plaque with a 5 cm diameter.

Interconception care is becoming increasingly important, with rising rates of overweight, obesity, diabetes and hypertension among people of reproductive age.

There is a need to enhance aged care exposure for general practice registrars in ways that build on the competence of registrars and the trust in registrars by older patients and supervisors.

MND is a group of neurodegenerative disorders best managed using a multidisciplinary approach, with the general practitioner as an integral part of the team.

This study shows the importance of health screening for new arrival refugees, including screening for infectious diseases, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies, chronic disease and mental health.

To prevent heat-related disease, GPs need to work across prevention levels to mitigate climate change, recognise vulnerable patients, and work with these patients to plan management strategies.

A positive attitude and a sense of perceived behavioural control contribute to successful haemochromatosis self-management with doctors playing an important part.

Although COVID-19 primarily affects the respiratory system, cardiovascular involvement is common, especially in individuals who are severely ill.

This third article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks focuses on contact tracing, fondly known as ‘shoe-leather epidemiology’.

This second article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks focuses on case definitions, testing and early phases of a public health response.

The sixth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks looks beyond the acute epidemic to the rationale for surveillance systems, mandatory notification and social determinants.

This fourth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks introduces the larger legislative, executive and social framework within which health protection takes place.