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.
What is it really like for overseas doctors settling in Australia? Dr Edwin Kruys writes about his journey from the Netherlands to Far North Queensland.
Answering the call: Mental health in police and emergency services A new survey paints a vivid picture of how police, fire, ambulance and state emergency service employees are impacted by their profession.
Hospital pharmacists raise the alarm over post-surgery opioid prescriptions More than 70% of Australian hospitals send patients home with strong opioids ‘just in case’, according to a new report.
GPs on frontline of drug dependency in rural and remote areas Australia’s country GPs are often the first – and only – healthcare contact for people struggling with addiction in rural areas.
Does new evidence for paracetamol preventing febrile seizures stack up? Dr Casey Parker reviews a recent paper from the paediatric literature that has ‘created a small stir’.
What is Japanese encephalitis virus and how can I avoid it when I travel? Australians travelling in Asia are being warned not to be complacent about this mosquito-borne disease.
Too much medicine harming patients, experts warn Overdiagnosis is a complex challenge that needs to be tackled at many levels.
Ban dry processing to halt spread of accelerated silicosis, expert warns Unless regulated urgently, Australia’s stone cutting industry is heading towards an epidemic of silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhalation of dust containing free crystalline silica.
Australia’s health system still failing people with acute mental health needs: Report People presenting to emergency departments in mental health crisis experience long waits and are more likely than patients with other conditions to leave without completing treatment, a new report has found.