July issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available The latest issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice, the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is now available online.
Health experts weigh in on the Australian Beverage Council’s sugar pledge Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has backed an industry plan to reduce sugar use in non-alcoholic beverages – but many in the healthcare community argue this approach is not enough.
Study reveals early heart disease risk for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Experts are advising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have a heart check following evidence they face a high risk of cardiovascular disease earlier than previously thought.
New refugee healthcare resource for GPs and practice teams Dr Kate Walker, GP and Chair of the RACGP Refugee Health Specific Interests network, talks to newsGP about the Australian refugee health practice guide during Refugee Week.
Education portal designed to provide latest melanoma diagnoses and treatments Melanoma Institute Australia has launched a free e-learning portal to educate healthcare professionals about the latest advances in melanoma diagnosis and treatment to ensure best practice and equity of care for melanoma patients around the country.
Australians are living longer, but becoming more overweight Fewer Australians are smoking or putting themselves at risk from long-term alcohol use, but an ageing population means the country is now experiencing higher rates of chronic and age-related conditions.
Mind – and mine – your general practice data Dr Chris Hogan calls for better use of the data routinely collected by GPs.
‘Urgent action’ required to stem Australia’s chronic disease burden: ACDPA Australia needs to improve its efforts in disease prevention in order to improve gaps in life expectancy between the ‘haves and have nots’, according to the Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance.
Help parents search Dr Google about their child’s health, researcher urges doctors Most parents search for medical information about their child’s health online, but only around half find out if an information source is reliable, according to an Australian researcher.
New funding to support clinical trials Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a new plan for a national clinical trials process.