Imported food found to contain unlabelled allergens A new study that tested packaged food items bought from Asian grocery stores found 46% contained potentially deadly undeclared ingredients.
People experiencing psoriasis and asthma receive PBS relief Patients with urea cycle disorder will also benefit from the new round of listings.
Report reveals veterans’ suicide risk Ex-servicemen have the highest suicide rates, and ex-servicewomen are more than twice as likely to take their own life as women who have never served.
Audit reveals potential security risks in My Health Record It also found monitoring and evaluation arrangements for the system are ‘largely appropriate’.
Working to prevent overdiagnosis A number of global medical heavyweights will come together in Sydney for next month’s Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference.
UK pharmacist prescribers reportedly linked to deaths Inappropriate prescribing and poor advice, underpinned by ‘an assumption of competence which was ill-founded’ are potential causes.
Second WA politician questions GP involvement in assisted dying scheme The MP argued only psychiatrists and geriatricians can determine a patient’s decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying.
GP role in domestic violence counselling ‘often overlooked’ Research finds women experiencing domestic violence feel better supported, more confident and less depressed when counselled by trained GPs.
Sydney choking on smoke from bushfires: What GPs need to know Health warnings have been issued in the face of ‘alarming and dangerous’ levels of air pollution in NSW, with a forecast heatwave likely to exacerbate what is a looming public health issue.
Pharmacy-led study promotes minor ailments scheme The initiative would see some people transferred from GPs to community pharmacies as early as next year.