Dangerous mouthful: Push for more resources to manage allergies Australia may have come a long way in managing allergies, but National Allergy Strategy co-Chair Richard Loh says more needs to be done.
Medical negligence: What GPs need to know For the fifth of a series on legal matters in general practice, newsGP spoke with two experts regarding what GPs need to know about medical negligence.
An Australian quest for the new frontier of antibiotics newsGP marks National Science Week by speaking with pharmaceutical chemist Dr Ernest Lacey about finding new antibiotics within Australia’s unique microbiome.
It should be My Health Record RACGP President-elect Dr Harry Dr Nespolon looks at the current debate about privacy and medical records, which he says extends far beyond My Health Record.
Dr Bawa-Garba successfully appeals removal from medical register The UK Court of Appeal restored the Medical Practitioners Tribunal’s original order that Dr Bawa-Garba be suspended from practice for 12 months.
Give patients the full truth on cancer: RACGP President-elect RACGP President-elect Dr Harry Nespolon has questioned the push for low-grade cancers to be relabelled.
Managing de-implementation in general practice New guidelines arrive with great fanfare, but what happens to older recommendations that become obsolete? newsGP talks de-implementation with Dr Justin Coleman.
RACGP releases new standards for after-hours and medical deputising services The RACGP has released its Standards for after-hours and medical deputising services (5th edition).
Who will be the rural GPs of the future? It is no secret there is a real need for GPs in rural and remote Australia. newsGP takes a look at who the bush GPs of the future might be.
How doctors can benefit from developing a growth mindset The medical profession – not to mention the years of study that lead up to it – come with a lot of pressure, but Professor Jill Klein believes mindset can make a huge difference in the ability to cope.