Undescended testis is a common condition; management in a timely fashion may reduce the risk of malignancy and infertility.

Technology such as social media can open up opportunities to engage, educate and inform; however, it is important to recognise that doctors’ legal and professional obligations apply online.

When an error leads to possible patient harm and a complaint, the impact on doctors and patients can be profound.

This clinical challenge is based on this month’s Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to gplearning and log in with the username and password you use to log in to the RACGP website.

Prevention has been a core focus in Australian primary healthcare since the 1980s.

Prevention as a key aspect of healthcare is probably as old as history. The Focus articles in this issue highlight opportunities for prevention in general practice.

Risk-taking behaviours in adolescents are rarely detected in clinical practice without deliberate assessment within a youth-friendly framework.

Readers express their opinions on published articles and topics of interest.

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.

How should GPs and patients prioritise which preventive health activities to undertake?

It is critical to identify the physical health needs of people with severe mental illnesses, develop engagement strategies and tailor interventions to the person’s specific circumstances.

Primary healthcare, ideally delivered through Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, can play a part in preventing alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

A man aged 35 years with a 14-pack year history of smoking presented to his general practitioner with a 12-month history of progressive dyspnoea.

This paper summarises the updated recommendations from the National Health and Medical Research Council pertaining to colorectal cancer screening so that they may be applied in general practice.

Black salve is promoted as an effective, safe and natural skin cancer treatment, but such claims are not evidence-based, and serious complications have been reported.