New PBS listing to ease burden of inflammatory bowel disease The listing of the treatment of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis is a key step in helping thousands of Australians.
Streamlining referral and management pathways for eating disorders Australia’s first residential recovery centre for eating disorders is about to open its doors, and GPs are a vital part of its models of care.
‘What is Australian culture?’ RACGP staff members were invited to ponder this question as they marked 2021 NAIDOC Week.
Could a routine blood test improve dementia outcomes? Researchers are hoping a simple blood protein point-of-care test will aid early detection of cognitive impairment.
New referral pathways to manage insomnia The aim is to support GPs in managing insomnia and to reduce medication use in patients.
New study seeks to ‘notably’ improve ovarian cancer survival rates The world-first research will use artificial intelligence to predict risk factors of the fatal cancer over the next 15 years.
MBS changes for GPs from 1 July newsGP summarises key changes the new financial year will bring for general practice.
Ageing population and per-person health costs to rise Australia’s five-yearly forecasting report predicts the long-term impacts of government policies and reforms over the next 40 years.
Why global COVID vaccination rates matter to Australia There has been a huge focus on issues plaguing the national vaccine rollout, but some of the country’s foremost experts say trends emerging in other parts of the world are equally concerning.
Does insomnia fall under mental health treatment plans? Research aims to address GPs’ ‘uncertainty or concern’ around the classification of sleep disorders as part of the plans.