Major life expectancy gap among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people There is a difference of six to seven years between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas compared to those living in major cities.
GPs and conscientious objection to treatments With abortion newly legal in Queensland and voluntary assisted dying to be accessible in Victoria from mid-2019, many practitioners may be unsure with how to proceed in the event there is a conflict between their personal views and treatment sought by patients.
Claims of gene-edited babies trigger major controversy Claims by a Chinese scientist to have created the first CRISPR gene-edited babies have been met with a worldwide outcry.
RACGP welcomes stronger My Health Record privacy protection for teenagers Increased privacy provisions for My Health Record passed by Federal Parliament last week are exactly what Australia’s GPs have been calling for.
Hospital pharmacists raise the alarm over post-surgery opioid prescriptions More than 70% of Australian hospitals send patients home with strong opioids ‘just in case’, according to a new report.
How do you get the best out of online booking systems? RACGP eHealth experts say the careful management of online appointment systems is essential.
GP obstetricians increasingly shut out of hospitals GP obstetrician Dr Nooshin Rasool will no longer be able to deliver her patients’ babies in hospital – and she is not alone.
Therapies targeting the gut microbiome are increasingly popular. What’s next? The last decade has seen a huge research interest in the impact the gut microbiome – the bacteria in our intestines – has on physical and mental health.
After years in the doldrums, primary care research is on the national agenda Academic GPs have welcomed the new focus on primary care research in the Medical Research Future Fund’s priority list.
RACGP releases new guide to improving the quality of health records High-quality clinical data has a raft of benefits, from decision-making to medico-legal protection, according to Dr Rob Hosking.