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Doctors send climate change message ahead of crucial UN conference

Doctors send climate change message ahead of crucial UN conference

Organisations representing three million healthcare professionals have made a united call for the health risks of climate change to be addressed.


Age drop for bowel cancer screening endorsed

Age drop for bowel cancer screening endorsed

The NHMRC has approved guidelines to widen the age of bowel cancer screening, although the Federal Government is yet to sign off the change.


Law Council flags Voice factsheet to RACGP members

Law Council flags Voice factsheet to RACGP members

Material from the legal profession’s peak body is designed to help people make an informed decision in the upcoming referendum.


New asthma charts ‘very useful to have at one’s fingertips’

New asthma charts ‘very useful to have at one’s fingertips’

Updated medication charts will help curb complacency, overuse of available treatments, and keep management up to date, experts say.


Voting for RACGP contested electorates open

Voting for RACGP contested electorates open

GPs are being encouraged to have their say on nine contested electorates in the 2023 Faculty elections.


GPs take climate fight to Parliament House

GPs take climate fight to Parliament House

An army of doctors has descended on Parliament House to rally against a NT gas extraction proposal, labelling it ‘cancer alley’.


Health system ‘unprepared’ for climate crisis

Health system ‘unprepared’ for climate crisis

Medical colleges, including the RACGP, representing more than 100,000 health professionals are pleading for urgent action on climate change.


Gas phase-out lauded as ‘the right choice for health’

Gas phase-out lauded as ‘the right choice for health’

The Victorian Government has said gas connections will be banned in new homes from next year, with GPs endorsing the move.


Bowel cancer screening rates down

Bowel cancer screening rates down

Though participation in screening has dropped, wait times for colonoscopy referrals are in excess of the recommended 30-day timeframe.


Health response to climate change heats up

Health response to climate change heats up

A new national health and climate strategy is now out for feedback. What role is likely for general practice?


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