Helping patients with COPD ‘live their dreams’ COPD is a disease that can make everyday tasks difficult to manage – but it doesn’t have to stop people living full and satisfying lives.
New guides reshaping lung cancer care Two new Cancer Australia guides aim at driving better outcomes for people diagnosed with Australia’s deadliest cancer.
Did you smoke? Lung cancer, smoking and associated stigma As smoking has become increasingly stigmatised, so has the disease most commonly associated with it.
Privacy and the National Cancer Screening Register The coming screening register raises some important questions regarding issues of patient privacy.
Rubella eliminated from Australia: WHO confirms Rubella has officially been eliminated in Australia, sending ‘a powerful message that vaccinations work’.
Improving communication between practitioners and people with Down syndrome Down Syndrome Australia Chief Executive Dr Ellen Skladzien spoke to newsGP about how health professionals can better support people with Down syndrome within the health system.
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.
Triple test and breast awareness: Best practice for breast cancer diagnosis Cancer Australia’s updated resource for GPs is designed to help give women their best chance against breast cancer.
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.
Major funding boost for general practice training Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced a $29.5 million injection into the RACGP’s new Practice Experience Program.