Eliminating stigma in practice Stigma and discrimination can be significant barriers to healthcare for marginalised patients – but a new resource aims to help practitioners identify these barriers, and break through them.
Assessing Australia’s maternal health The AIHW’s reports on maternal health reveals caesarean sections are rising, low birthweights are falling, and there are significant variances between women in rural and metropolitan areas.
Custodial health: What’s it like to work as a GP in Australia’s prisons? Dr Penny Abbott and Dr Cameron Loy can tell you a story or two.
Testosterone deficiency in men: Is testosterone treatment the best answer? Endocrinologist Professor Mathis Grossmann explores why prescribing testosterone is not always the best approach in older men with low levels.
Government to warn almost 5000 GPs over high rates of opioid prescribing RACGP flags concerns over campaign to reduce opioid overuse.
Offering trauma-informed care in general practice Establishing trust and offering a collaborative, welcoming service can assist GPs in identifying patients who have experienced trauma, new research has found.
GPs urged to tell patients about the ‘cardiac blues’ Most patients who develop a sudden heart problem experience some form of emotional, cognitive and behavioural changes. Now a heart health researcher is behind a renewed push urging GPs to warn their patients about it.