Brain health and risk reduction: The GP’s role If dementia risk factors can be targeted in early and mid-life, GPs have an opportunity to make a real difference, writes Dr Steph Daly.
Does menstruation play a part in diabetes diagnosis? Researchers have suggested lowering HbA1c cut-offs for premenopausal women, but Australian GPs say more investigation is needed.
ED presentations for UTIs surge in wake of pharmacy prescribing New figures show there were nearly 12,000 additional presentations between April 2022–23 compared to 2020, when the scheme was introduced.
Ten-year plan to fill dementia knowledge gaps Researchers will spend the next decade exploring the disease’s risk factors, prevention, stigma, and best-practice care.
Adequate rebates lead to optimal care: Study Evidence is mounting for a Medicare rebate overhaul, with Queensland researchers proving sufficient funding is key to providing best-practice care.
More than 125 health organisations back Voice to Parliament A wide array of organisations, including the RACGP, is encouraging voters to consider the potential health benefits of a Voice to Parliament.
‘Succinct’ guidance on preventing infant allergy Excluding potentially allergenic foods during pregnancy or from infants’ diets does ‘more harm than good’, experts say.
Endometriosis hospitalisation twice as likely to be self-funded: AIHW The condition is also now among the top 20 most common reasons for hospitalisation among women and girls aged 15–44.
‘Fever phobia’ and the role of the GP A recent poll found that many parents mistakenly believe that fevers in children can cause significant harms if left untreated.
How many practices have opened and closed in your area? This month, newsGP asked every PHN about new general practices and those that shut their doors over the past year. Here is what we were told.