Tax and policy needed to fight sugar: Study Support is growing for a sugary drinks tax, with one expert saying an ‘individual responsibility’ narrative is out of step with reality.
GPs recognised for mental health leadership On World Family Doctor Day, the RACGP is celebrating GPs as frontline healthcare champions, and is urging doctors to prioritise their own wellbeing.
In Practice: Calls to join mentoring program Applications are open for the RACGP program that aims to connect GPs, focusing on wellbeing, collegiality and career development.
‘We’re flying blind’: Study calls for disaggregated health data A global analysis has highlighted a need for better data to address hidden inequities. But a GP expert is concerned about further bias.
Diabetes prevalence underestimated in Australia: Study Researchers have suggested the number of people living with diabetes could be more than a third higher than officially registered.
Expanded PBS listing for empagliflozin An RACGP expert describes the change as a ‘double win’, with the 1 April expansion to benefit more patients with type 2 diabetes.
Sixty-day scripts slow to find favour: Study With a significantly lower-than-expected uptake, an RACGP expert says this could be caused by software impediments, complexity over medication eligibility, and patient views.
One in 15 Australian adults living with diabetes: ABS Around 6.6% of adults now have diabetes, up from 5.1% a decade earlier, according to new data.
Novel blood test predicts kidney disease A blood test for detecting risk of developing diabetic kidney disease is now available in Australia, but a GP expert raises some concerns.
Exploring the benefits of CGM in type 2 diabetes SPONSORED: An expanding evidence-base is creating a compelling rationale for increased use of continuous glucose monitoring.