• Home
  • About
  • Clinical
  • Authors
  • Most read this year
  • GP Opinion
  • Videos & Podcasts
  • Professional
  • Comments policy
  • RACGP
  • poll
Menu

Filter
Budget leaves room for improvement in general practice, GP says

Budget leaves room for improvement in general practice, GP says

The Government has committed to meeting the needs of rural and older Australians in the Federal Budget, but there is still much room for improvement in general practice, Dr Edwin Kruys writes.


How cutting back on mood-altering medication may have given one patient his life back

How cutting back on mood-altering medication may have given one patient his life back

Dr Hester Wilson, GP and Chair of the RACGP’s Specific Interests Addiction Medicine network, reflects on the challenges of helping a patient get off his long-term medications.


Government ignores recommendations from pharmacy review

Government ignores recommendations from pharmacy review

The RACGP is disappointed at the ‘squandered opportunity’ for the Federal Government to make necessary reforms to the pharmacy sector.


Children born to younger mothers at increased risk of developmental vulnerabilities

Children born to younger mothers at increased risk of developmental vulnerabilities

A study of almost 100,000 NSW school children shows those born to teenage mothers have the highest risk of developmental vulnerabilities at age five, largely due to social and economic disadvantage.


Study links lack of teen physical activity to poorer mental health

Study links lack of teen physical activity to poorer mental health

A lack of physical activity among teenagers has been linked to an increased risk of developing some, but not all, mental health disorders in young adulthood, according to a new study.


Expert pushes for new health question in census to reveal data on smoking habits

Expert pushes for new health question in census to reveal data on smoking habits

A question on people’s smoking habits in the next census will help experts better understand one of Australia’s greatest health problems, says a leading tobacco control researcher.


New ‘stage of diagnosis’ data from Cancer Australia offers valuable insights for GPs

New ‘stage of diagnosis’ data from Cancer Australia offers valuable insights for GPs

New data released by Cancer Australia on stage of diagnosis for the nation’s five most prevalent cancers highlights challenges and strategies for management in general practice.


May issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available

May issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available

The latest issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice, the RACGP’s peer-reviewed
scholarly journal, is now available online.


Using e-therapies to help address mental health issues

Using e-therapies to help address mental health issues

Despite reluctance from some healthcare professionals to use e-therapies for psychological presentations, they have been found to be a useful tool for patients experiencing mild-to-moderate mental health issues.


GPs urged to check service history as more veterans eligible for mental health cover

GPs urged to check service history as more veterans eligible for mental health cover

Veterans who have worked full-time even for a day in the defence force are now covered for all mental health illnesses without having to prove it was caused due to their service, under changes brought in by the Department of Veteran Affairs.


  • Previous
  • ...
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • ...
  • Next
Pages: 83 of 88
RACGP newsGP ArticlesnewsGP

Terms and conditions | Privacy statement | RACGP | recruitGP | AJGP

© 2018 The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) ABN 34 000 223 807