‘A positive step’: oral antivirals confirmed for Doctor’s Bag After extensive RACGP lobbying, GPs now have enhanced access to COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments for urgent use among at-risk patients.
TGA issues more medicinal cannabis advertising fines The infringement notices were given to two medicinal cannabis companies, the latest in a series of fines handed out by the medicines regulator.
Survey suggests huge scale of GP under-billing Only a tiny minority of respondents to a recent newsGP poll say their income is unaffected by the under-billing of Medicare items.
GPs’ emergency skills boosted in Northern Territory A partnership between the RACGP and Flinders University is helping territory GPs to further their emergency medicine skills.
Data changes flagged for hundreds of general practices Significant changes to the way MedicineInsight data from almost 700 general practices is overseen lie ahead, with an opt-out deadline next week.
October 2022 Budget in detail: The impact on general practice While there was no immediate hike in MBS rebates, there were a number of announcements in Tuesday’s Budget that will affect primary care.
Vaccine and infection myocarditis risks contrasted A new Immunisation Coalition chart illustrates the much higher myocarditis risks following COVID-19 infection compared to vaccination.
Oral antivirals access opens to more Aboriginal Australians The move will come in with PBS changes from 1 November, which also include a treatment for a rare genetic disease.
Warning over Japanese encephalitis numbers As the wet weather continues, infectious disease experts have suggested almost 750,000 people could be at risk from the mosquito-borne virus.
‘A kick in the guts’: Frontline GPs respond to Medicare story How serious is the fallout from this week’s ‘rort’ headlines? GPs around the country explain why they are so upset.