Virtual care piloted for pregnant women A new program has launched to urgently connect those with symptoms of pregnancy loss to a midwife, but GPs say they need to be kept in the loop.
Government rolls out free shingles vaccine Five million older and vulnerable Australians will have access to the new, and more effective, Shingrix vaccine from next month.
Minister moves to reassure GPs after ‘archaic’ telehealth change Mark Butler has told the RACGP he will update telehealth bulk billing consent rules and that there are ‘no plans to pursue … punitive actions on this issue’.
Viral weight loss drug linked to pancreatitis Semaglutide could be putting patients at greater risk of severe gastrointestinal complications when used for obesity management.
Long COVID plagued by ‘confusion and undereducation’ Patients are ‘falling through the cracks’ due to a lack of treatment, according to researchers calling for a diagnosis overhaul.
Questions persist around pharmacist prescribing education The RACGP has once again raised serious concerns about diagnosis and training, as a second round of consultation on the changes kicks off.
‘Catastrophically worse’: Rural GP begging for change An award-winning doctor is calling for an overhaul of registrar allocations, saying regional medicine is in an ‘existential crisis’.
‘Painful’: Confusion plagues MyMedicare launch Technical problems and poor communication meant many GPs were left unaware about the additional steps needed for patient registration.
‘Electrifying’ conference tackles remote medicine challenges More than 120 passionate delegates have joined forces in the outback, intent on taking their five community-led solutions all the way to Canberra.
SA leaders gather to boost GP numbers Government ministers will join healthcare reps, academics and clinicians on an RACGP think tank to raise 'the prestige of general practice’.