Federal Government pledges $100m to support patients with type 1 diabetes Patients with type 1 diabetes will receive more options for continuous glucose monitoring and free access to such devices following the Government’s funding pledge.
Closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health Eye health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is on track to achieve equity with non-Indigenous Australians by 2020.
Supporting patients and their families on World Diabetes Day Dr Gary Deed writes about how GPs can best help people with diabetes – as well as their families.
Cheaper access to diabetes products for more than 600,000 Australians Changes to items listed on the National Diabetes Services Scheme could save patients up to $126 a year.
How can GPs best prepare for – and respond to – disasters? Limited communication between emergency-response teams and primary care means GPs should independently plan for natural disasters, Dr Penny Burns told newsGP.
Take your socks off at the GP’s, diabetic foot disease expert says Diabetic foot disease costs the healthcare system $1.6 billion a year, has mortality rates worse than many cancers, and results in an amputated limb every two hours, according to Australian experts.
New school program for type 1 diabetes support The Federal Government has invested $6 million in a school-based program that will help children across Australia who have type 1 diabetes.
New tool may help GPs better manage patients with migraines The University of Melbourne has launched a new course highlighting the latest advances in migraine diagnosis and treatment for GPs.
Updated osteoarthritis guideline designed to reduce unnecessary imaging and surgery The RACGP has updated its Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis, aiming to reduce overreliance on measures such as surgery, imaging technology and medication.