Statins safe to prescribe in people over 75 years of age New research has revealed statin therapy can safely and effectively reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in people over 75 years of age.
A plan to boost youth health in Sydney The Inner West Sydney Youth Health and Wellbeing Plan aims to help young people achieve better access to services specific to their needs.
Episode one: Smoking and smoking cessation with Professor David Thomas With over 30 years’ experience in Indigenous health, Professor David Thomas from the Menzies School of Health Research discusses updates to the smoking topic from Chapter 1: Lifestyle, in the third edition of The National Guide.
Teens’ privacy to be protected by MHR amendment The Federal Government has listened to the RACGP’s concerns about teen privacy and My Health Record, eHealth expert Dr Nathan Pinskier tells newsGP.
Most people happy with their GP, but young people feel less satisfied Young people are less satisfied with their GP experience than patients aged 65 and older, according to a new ABS report.
Most young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people report great health Nearly two-thirds of Australia’s young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people rate their health as very good or excellent, according to a new report.
Good news on the health of Australian children The latest report card on the health and welfare of Australia’s children and young people is in – and the results are broadly positive.
Older people over-represented in emergency departments A new study has found that large numbers of older people are often presenting to emergency departments when they could instead be seeing a GP.