Federal Health Minister to attend GP24 The RACGP says Mark Butler’s attendance at its annual conference in Perth ‘reflects the critical role of general practice’.
Study: Time-restricted eating and type 2 diabetes A new study has looked at the impact of time-restricted eating on blood glucose levels, focusing on when you eat, rather than what or how much.
Mental health patients face record ED wait times With 10% of these patients now waiting 23 hours to be admitted, experts say this ‘logjam’ can be eased by early GP intervention.
RACGP calls for regulation overhaul amid growing complexity It says significant changes are needed to complaints handling, accreditation and governance, as a review works to ‘streamline and harmonise’.
RACGP celebrates practice managers at national conference The college used the event to ‘listen, discuss, and share’, highlighting the importance of the profession and learning what it needs.
First ever COPD Clinical Care Standard launched The new guideline includes step-by-step recommendations for both GPs and patients to help manage the often-debilitating condition.
‘No evidence’ for older GP health checks: RACGP The college says an AHPRA plan for mandatory checks on 70-year-old GPs diminishes experience and will lead to extra red tape and early retirements.
IMG expedited pathway gets greenlight The fast-track program has cleared its final hurdle for a 21 October start date following approval from Australia’s health ministers, but it has left the RACGP fuming.
Dementia soon to be Australia’s biggest killer As dementia deaths soar at the same time as heart disease mortality drops, just 237 cases now separate the top two leading causes of death.
Infants and toddlers not eating enough choline: Study SPONSORED: Research reveals the majority of infants and toddlers are not meeting recommendations of an essential nutrient for brain health.