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Could directly providing food to patients help support weight loss?

Could directly providing food to patients help support weight loss?

Research suggests it can have overall health benefits. But a GP expert says dietary intervention alone may not be enough for some.


‘Minimised and often dismissed’: Calls for reforms to miscarriage care

‘Minimised and often dismissed’: Calls for reforms to miscarriage care

This comes on the heels of a new paper that has found approximately 20% of women experience PTSD nine months after miscarriage.


‘An unfit driver killed my partner’: Dr Genevieve Yates

‘An unfit driver killed my partner’: Dr Genevieve Yates

Driving is a privilege, not a right, the GP says, and doctors should not feel ‘bullied’ into signing fitness to drive forms.


Hearing loss associated with increased dementia risk: Study

Hearing loss associated with increased dementia risk: Study

But it’s not all bad news. Study co-author Professor Henry Brodaty speaks to newsGP about how GPs can help patients be proactive.


Australia does not ‘meet the human rights’ of people with dementia

Australia does not ‘meet the human rights’ of people with dementia

GPs are ideally placed to address the challenges of caring for people with dementia – but systemic change is necessary too.


Cochlear implants ‘life changing’ but under-utilised: Expert

Cochlear implants ‘life changing’ but under-utilised: Expert

There are many barriers to assessing patients for cochlear implants, according to a leading otolaryngologist.


Eye disease with Vision Australia

Eye disease with Vision Australia

This episode includes an interview with Nabill Jacob, orthoptist and relationships manager for Vision Australia, which covers common adult and paediatric eye diseases, as well as the conditions of which GPs should be aware.


Certain memory complaints may predict future dementia

Certain memory complaints may predict future dementia

New research reaffirms the importance of practitioners listening to older patients’ self-experience of cognitive decline.


‘Little support’ for women emotionally following miscarriage: Expert

‘Little support’ for women emotionally following miscarriage: Expert

Pregnancy loss can lead to significant grief and trauma, but the emotional aftermath often remains under-acknowledged, according to one expert.


Hoping to get in shape for summer?

Hoping to get in shape for summer?

Experts suggest ditching the fads in favour of a diet more likely to stick.


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