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.
Australia’s first fixed pill-testing site opens in ACT The Chair of RACGP Specific Interests Addiction Medicine has welcomed the ‘highly significant’ launch, which is part of a six-month trial.
Three-condition genetic carrier screening to become free More than $80 million will be invested into preconception screening, but there is uncertainty surrounding support for high-risk results.
Genetic Carrier Screening The Good GP interviews Dr Alison Archibald on the topic of genetic carrier screening, what it involves and the conditions that can be screened for.
HbA1c testing for type 2 diabetes in general practice SPONSORED: GPs have the central healthcare provider role from identifying those at risk to caring for diagnosed patients.
HIV self-tests to be sold in pharmacies The self-tests will be available over the counter from mid-December in a move that has been welcomed by sexual health clinicians.
MBS point-of-care testing: What GPs need to know What does the new item mean for GPs and how does it align with the RACGP Standards?
In Practice: New MBS items Also gain an insight into financially strengthening general practices, new prostate cancer screening processes and childhood disorders.