Silence and stigma: Living with chronic pain Chronic Pain Australia, a transvaginal mesh survivor and a GP discuss how to best manage the condition in National Pain Week.
‘This should not be the norm for our people’: Ending rheumatic heart disease in Australia Two experts in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health talk about the urgent need to tackle high rates of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia.
Experts back calls for preventive action on chronic disease Australia’s tidal wave of chronic disease is growing, but GPs’ ability to deal with it is hamstrung by funding, experts say.
Study reinforces GP management of patients with chronic kidney disease Researchers have found a positive association between continuity of care and better blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Increased pain management support for GPs and patients The National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management offers a boost in training for GPs, as well as additional funding support through Medicare.
Burden of disease report: Impacts and causes of death Almost $120 billion of recurrent health expenditure was attributed to specific groups of diseases in 2015–16.
Medically unexplained symptoms and the ‘swamp’ of general practice Associate Professor Louise Stone examines an especially uncertain aspect of healthcare.
Recognising the early signs of COPD flare-up A new campaign aims to raise awareness of COPD flare-up during the winter months, in an effort to help prevent further damage to the lungs.
Controversial Heart Foundation ads pulled The Heart Foundation will no longer run its controversial ‘Heartless Words’ campaign following a strong backlash.
Victim blaming is an ineffective health tool A new healthcare campaign was meant to ‘shock and confront’, but Dr Evelyn Lewin believes it may have gone too far.