Vitamin D deficiency: To test or not to test What should GPs say to patients who request vitamin D tests that are not clinically indicated?
Predicted fentanyl influx prompts call for drug-testing services The ‘common-sense’ measure has the support of the RACGP, with a spokesperson saying urgent action is needed to save lives.
Why TSH test results can lead to over-testing, over-treatment Lifestyle review is recommended as the first intervention to reduce risk of unnecessary patient harms and resource wastage.
Why has the RACGP changed its fee structure? College leaders have explained the reasoning behind new RACGP member fees, and why they are an important part of safeguarding the profession.
Queensland pill testing move ‘will save lives’ The Queensland state government is set to introduce pill testing for the first time, a move that has been backed by the RACGP.
Codeine use down by 37% since up-scheduling Use of the drug has dropped substantially across all jurisdictions, a new wastewater-based epidemiology report suggests.
How COVID-19 will be managed in 2023 ‘COVID exceptionalism’ and bespoke arrangements will be a thing of the past, according to a new Government plan.
PSA testing ‘dilemma’: A pathologist’s perspective Prostate cancer screening guidelines are typically debated by urologists and GPs, but a pathologist’s perspective adds extra nuance to a discussion often seen as black and white.
Combined flu and COVID-19 tests approved Two separate nasal tests capable of detecting both COVID-19 and influenza have been approved by Australia’s medicines regulator.
Testing concerns as COVID hospitalisations hit record levels More people are currently in hospital across Australia with COVID-19 than at any other time during the pandemic.