Clinic opens to fill ‘gender gap’ in cardiac care The uniquely female service focuses on making stress echo tests more accessible and comfortable, and GPs can now refer patients.
CDM funding must be retained: RACGP The college is calling on the Government to guarantee there will be no funding losses when MBS changes rollout, saying GPs have been left in the dark.
PBS additions for cancer and epilepsy Tens of thousands of patients each year are set to benefit from several first-time additions, including Zyamis and Tecentriq SC.
Misdiagnosis ‘inevitable’ as WA widens pharmacy prescribing GPs will be left out of the loop once again as WA joins other states in expanding the controversial program, despite dire warnings.
‘Just insulting’: RACGP demands ECG restriction reversal New data shows GPs have delivered 2.2 million fewer ECG services since MBS item changes were rolled out in 2020, creating a ‘ticking time bomb’.
Nurse practitioner Jardiance prescribing greenlit It can now be prescribed by NPs as an initial or continuing therapy for chronic heart failure, but the change raises red flags with the RACGP.
GPs warned amid worsening Legionnaires’ disease outbreak Healthcare professionals should have a ‘high index of suspicion’ for the disease, with dozens of cases already confirmed across Victoria.
GPs being left out of patients’ IBD treatment GPs are being kept in the dark about their patients with IBD, with an audit finding communication with other specialists and hospitals is lacking.
Pregnancy diet could improve child’s heart health: Study Researchers found eating a high-fibre diet while pregnant may reduce the child’s CVD risk, but one GP expert says it is too early to tell.
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Allison Hempenstall, a GP and public health physician from Far North Queensland, to discuss acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.