Research sounds alarm on deteriorating teen health Lack of exercise, fast food, soft drinks, screen time: Research reveals current lifestyles put teens at serious risk of preventable diseases.
Registrar excursion shows off rural healthcare In a bid to encourage more GPs into the bush, 11 registrars have swapped the classroom for the country to get a taste of regional work.
RACGP backs TGA vitamin B6 restrictions Amid plans to make products containing 50–200 mg of vitamin B6 pharmacist-only medicine, the college says scheduling changes alone do not go far enough.
Cheaper medicines plan progresses Fulfilling a Federal Election promise, legislation will be introduced to cut the cost of PBS-listed medicines to $25 from next year.
What constitutes inappropriate practice? PSR boss speaks out The agency’s director has revealed his priority areas for 2026, the most reviewed item numbers, GPs’ use of AI, and ‘common traps’ doctors fall into.
Mental health decline creating ‘moral distress for GPs’ The rate of patients skipping care due to cost has doubled in four years, as GPs ‘over-function to compensate for a fragmented and broken system’.
Maternal STIs linked to birth complications With many STIs ‘common, preventable and treatable’, researchers now want urgent action to reduce barriers to timely testing and care.
How do patients feel about doctors using AI in consults? A study finding patients are nervous about AI’s use in consults has led researchers to urge GPs to ‘transparently communicate’.
‘We won’t be negotiating’: Government defends PBS The RACGP has backed the Federal Government’s staunch defence of the PBS ‘in the face of pressure from overseas interests’.
Mpox strain detected for second time in Australian history The clade 1 strain of mpox has been reported in a Queensland patient, with contact tracing efforts now underway.