The aim of this study was to determine what underlying factors, if any, impeded onsite COVID-19 testing in general practices for patients during the second wave of the pandemic in Victoria.

This paper examines the implications for risk-rated insurance when patients of Australian general practitioners are having genetic testing, highlighting the risk of genetic discrimination.

Knowledge of common findings and disease patterns shown on imaging of the knee, particularly relating to post-traumatic pain and monoarticular arthritis, is important for effective management.

The recent increased public experience with epidemiological concepts such as contact tracing offers new potential to improve detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia.

The broad and often subtle presentation of coeliac disease makes detection subtle, and 80% of Australians with this disease remain undiagnosed.

Timely use of appropriate imaging for sports injuries is required for optimal outcomes.

Local anaesthetic eye drops have recently been advocated as a safe analgesic following eye injuries, but the evidence is limited and the risks are significant.

A male engineer aged 47 years presented with multiple pinhead-sized flat red spots on his fingers and face.

A man aged 70 years was referred to a renal clinic by his general practitioner for evaluation of a decline in his renal function.

There is a need to support men to make informed decisions about prostate-specific antigen testing using appropriate information resources and decision aids.

General practitioners are integrating genomic testing into care, mainly through prenatal screening, and anticipate further impact.

Explicit, focussed, and repeated teaching of clinical reasoning and the systematic diagnostic approach is needed to promote timely, correct and complete diagnosis, and the reduction of mistakes.

This issue of AJGP examines breathing – how to measure it and how to preserve it, both while awake and while asleep.

A female patient aged 75 years had undergone bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction with silicone implants following breast cancer seven years ago.

A calculation of absolute fracture risk is commonly provided with bone mineral density reports in Australia, usually using either FRAX (Australia) or Garvan Fracture Risk Calculator (Garvan).