Various contributing factors to obstructive sleep apnoea have resulted in the development of a number of potential treatment modalities, some of which are in evolution.

Despite the availability of effective therapies and a national medicines subsidy scheme, a significant burden of disease still exists in Australia, with high mortality by international standards.

Diagnosis of insomnia is facilitated by the use of self-report measures to characterise the sleep disorder and elucidate comorbidities.

There is weak evidence that diet affects tinnitus symptoms, but current literature does not support use of dietary supplements or caffeine and salt restriction for treating patients with tinnitus.

This paper presents the findings of one of the largest studies of bisexual people, and significantly contributes to the limited knowledge relating to poor mental health in these people.

There is room for improvement in monitoring patients with early chronic kidney disease when considering alignment with national guidelines.

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An important foundation of the way general practitioners understand ill-health is through the interconnected constructs of disease and illness.

A case study of angiokeratoma of Fordyce.

Early identification and investigation of anaemia in pregnancy enables appropriate management; in the case of iron deficiency, first-line therapy with oral iron with follow-up is recommended.

As patients on methadone age, their likelihood for developing diseases requiring new medications places them at risk of life-threatening drug interactions.

Identifying women with a shortened cervical length on morphological scan allows clinicians the opportunity to identify, treat and prevent preterm birth.

Breast symptoms are common in female and male adolescents and young adults, and most can be treated conservatively.

Advances in genomic epidemiology and sequencing technology will change the way GPs practice medicine in the 21st century.