Looking to the future of general practice Even if you’re seen as a leader, those skills don’t always come naturally. That’s where the RACGP Future Leaders program comes in.
Measles ‘out of control’ in Samoa with 14 reported deaths and a health system under strain A state of emergency has been declared in the island nation, with the epidemic believed to have claimed more than a dozen lives.
Australians name GPs as their most ethical professionals In a national survey, general practice beat out pharmacies and hospitals for the most ethical profession with which Australians are in close contact.
Children will be hurt most by climate impacts on health Fires, floods, heatwaves, air pollution – the life of a child born today will be ‘profoundly affected by climate change’, a major new report has warned.
eConsult model aims to bridge rural–urban chronic disease health gap A new model giving patients and GPs in western Queensland access to input from city-based specialists is set to launch next year.
Lifetime risk of most common cancers overstated: new research Australia’s five most common cancers are less of a lifetime risk than previously thought – particularly for men.
Treatable conditions, family tensions can see advance care directives overruled Directives are meant to enshrine patient autonomy near the end of life, but doctors may be inclined to act in what they consider the patient’s best interest, new research has found.
Q&A: Antimicrobial resistance is still on the rise – but are GP prescribing practices to blame? The use of antibiotics may be plateauing, but it is not declining. newsGP speaks with two experts about what else can be done.
‘Tale of neglect’: Aged care royal commission delivers damning report Australia is failing its elderly, with the interim report into aged care branding the sector a ‘sad and shocking system that diminishes Australia as a nation’.
When the baby blues don’t lift Perinatal depression affects one in five women and one in 10 men – so why is it still so hidden?