‘Be a man, toughen up’: Masculinity and mental health in the AFL When former footballer Wayne Schwass heard AFL star Majak Daw had been seriously injured after a fall from a Melbourne bridge, he was deeply shaken.
GPs band together to help as Townsville floods cause widespread devastation Scores of GPs have coordinated their own response to the devastating floods, providing vital care to a city inundated with a year’s worth of rain in a little over a week.
Tourists targeted in medical insurance awareness campaign NSW Minister of Health Brad Hazzard wants to stop local taxpayers footing the bill for tourists who need medical care on their trip to Australia.
Practice reports loss of vaccines after Vic heatwave and blackouts The temperature was topping 42oC when the power went off in 200,000 households across Melbourne and Geelong last week.
Collaboration key to addressing overuse of medication in aged care newsGP talks to an expert following reports of aged care residents being overly sedated and restrained.
Quality of home care providers for older Australians under fire As the Government announces a funding boost for home care packages to tackle a bloated waiting list, the quality of providers has come under scrutiny.
Australians say yes to pill testing, new poll confirms The Essential Report has revealed 59% of people support a pill testing policy, with 17% opposing it.
Up to a quarter of ED presentations are alcohol-related: Report ‘Emergency departments are becoming like pubs’: One in four weekend emergency department presentations at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne occurred following alcohol consumption.
‘The last bastion for procedural GPs is rural medicine’ GP proceduralists should head to the bush for the best professional opportunities, argues Dr Ganesan Sakarapani.
Before and after a disaster: What GPs need to know newsGP spoke with Dr Penny Burns about how GPs can best prepare for and respond to disasters, at a time when extreme weather events are likely to increase.