Close the gap: Transformational change and allyship This year’s report advocates for new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led efforts to reduce inequalities.
Scrapping GP mental health plans a path to fragmented care, GPs say Dr Cathy Andronis says psychological presentations need a holistic approach and that properly funding mental health care consultations would be much more effective than widescale reform.
Australia develops ‘world’s most effective’ autism screening tool The ‘ground-breaking’ resource can reportedly identify 96% of children on the autism spectrum by preschool age.
‘Urgent need’ to alert GPs of syphilis epidemic A syphilis epidemic is emerging in Australia, and Dr Lara Roeske is on a mission to better educate GPs and patients.
Is talking about sexual difficulties still taboo? New research shows a long delay in patients accessing help for sexual difficulties, writes Dr Anita Elias.
Why are Aboriginal Australians still dying from an entirely preventable disease? An AJGP editorial last year highlighted the abject failure in closing the gap for rheumatic heart disease. Since then, the divide has widened further still.
IWD: Inspiring hope, one patient at a time Dr Catherine Engelke has undeniably saved lives through her efforts to vaccinate remote communities, but that is just one part of a remarkable story.
Image-based prescribing has ‘served its purpose’ for general practice The service is due to end on 31 March, answering the RACGP’s calls. But hospital settings have secured an extension until March 2023.
IWD: View from the eye of the COVID storm From a Canberra general practice to the heart of the COVID-19 response, Dr Stephanie Davis reflects on her career and the challenges for female GPs.
Therapeutic psychedelics: Mental health ‘magic bullet’ or expensive trip? Interest continues to grow in the use of psychedelics to treat a variety of mental health conditions, but there is disagreement over whether existing research supports their wider use.