PBAC recommends Paxlovid eligibility change The advice, which is yet to be put in place by the Department of Health and Aged Care, will expand eligibility to people aged 50–59.
Which July Medicare changes will impact GPs? With the new financial year almost upon us, newsGP sums up the key changes to MBS item numbers from the beginning of next month.
Australian Prescriber makes its comeback The publication, which had an uncertain future following funding cuts to its previous publisher NPS MedicineWise, is going out to readers once again.
‘A very challenging space’: Opioid deprescribing guide released Work for guidelines was led by researchers at the University of Sydney and includes 11 recommendations with general practice in mind.
Huge disadvantages for rural patients exposed New details in an already concerning picture have emerged in research carried out on behalf of the National Rural Health Alliance.
‘A major public health crisis’: Diabetes policy under scrutiny Could a new Parliamentary Inquiry help address gaps in knowledge about the disease, as well as improve policy?
Will generative AI have a role in general practice? When a newsGP article looked into privacy concerns around the use of tools such as ChatGPT, readers wondered about the broader picture.
RACGP calls for end to immigration detention Advocates hope a new position statement, released on World Refugee Day, will pave the way for better care of Australia’s most marginalised patients.
Professor Michael Kidd to step down from DoH The former RACGP President, who was one of the most high-profile officials dealing with the COVID-19 response, is moving on.
‘We need to act’: Junk food advertising bill tabled Proposed new laws would stop unhealthy food from being advertised from 6.00 am – 9.30 pm to help protect children.