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Not so gluten-free: One in 40 ‘gluten-free’ foods fail to meet Australian standards

Not so gluten-free: One in 40 ‘gluten-free’ foods fail to meet Australian standards

A new study has found that close to 3% of ‘gluten-free’ foods could be harmful to people with coeliac disease.


Government rollout of remote renal dialysis

Government rollout of remote renal dialysis

The Federal Government has commenced its $34.8 million investment into providing renal dialysis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas.


Leprosy was thought to be eliminated in Papua New Guinea – but it’s back

Leprosy was thought to be eliminated in Papua New Guinea – but it’s back

At the start of the 21st century, Papua New Guinea declared that leprosy was eliminated.


A ‘vicious cycle’: The relationship between disability and chronic conditions

A ‘vicious cycle’: The relationship between disability and chronic conditions

Two GPs talk to newsGP about managing the link between disability and chronic conditions after a new AIHW report.


GPs and oncologists: Partners in managing asbestos-related disease

GPs and oncologists: Partners in managing asbestos-related disease

GPs have a key role in the diagnosis and management of asbestos-related disease in Australia, which is home to some of the highest rates in the world.


Take your socks off at the GP’s, diabetic foot disease expert says

Take your socks off at the GP’s, diabetic foot disease expert says

Diabetic foot disease costs the healthcare system $1.6 billion a year, has mortality rates worse than many cancers, and results in an amputated limb every two hours, according to Australian experts.


Teenagers often silent carriers of meningococcal disease, expert says

Teenagers often silent carriers of meningococcal disease, expert says

People aged 14–19 will receive a free meningococcal vaccination from April next year under a new Federal Government school-based program.


Australia not on track for chronic disease targets due to lack of ‘tough policies’

Australia not on track for chronic disease targets due to lack of ‘tough policies’

Australia is set to miss its 2030 goal to slash deaths from cancer and other chronic diseases, according to new analysis.


Study debunks benefits of daily aspirin for healthy older patients

Study debunks benefits of daily aspirin for healthy older patients

It turns out that for older people with no history of heart attack or stroke, an aspirin a day does not keep the doctor away – and may sometimes do the opposite.


Reminder apps not a bitter pill to help with medication adherence

Reminder apps not a bitter pill to help with medication adherence

New research from the University of Sydney shows mobile phone apps could potentially save lives by helping people experiencing coronary heart disease with their medication adherence.


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