It is estimated that 600,000 Australians currently self-medicate with cannabis, with chronic pain a leading indication for such use.
An awareness of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis as a precancerous skin condition is an important component of any Australian general practitioner’s basic skin knowledge.
A broad differential diagnosis must be considered when encountering a case of rashes and joint pain.
Palpitations are one of the most common presentations to general practice, and while they are usually benign, they may also have life-threatening significance.
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.
Gender difference exists in general practice trainees’ frequency of performing procedures related to women’s reproductive health.
This paper proposes a business model for primary care providers to implement cardiac rehabilitation using current Medicare items.
This study discusses the potential adverse effects on women’s health of pharmacists diagnosing and treating urinary tract infections and other disease due to the shortage of general practitioners.
The aim of this study was to describe the pattern of mental health attendances in a university-based general practice clinic during phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dedicated men’s sexual and reproductive health clinics have the potential to improve health outcomes for men by overcoming barriers to healthcare and engaging men in healthcare services.
This study explores the ways in which treating practitioners can recognise, support and assist doctors with mental health or substance use challenges who are facing regulatory processes.
With studies showing a reduced life expectancy and poor physical and mental health, it is important that healthcare professionals strive towards improving the lives of Autistic people.
Preventing unintended pregnancies and optimising maternal and fetal outcomes are important public health imperatives.