Rising harm from party drug ‘cause for alarm’ Australia is seeing an ‘accelerating trend’ in harms from GHB, and GPs have a key role in follow-up care to reduce further risk.
Virtual EDs to offer ‘top-up’ ADHD prescriptions Victorians can now access six months of medication without seeing their GP or psychiatrist – leaving the RACGP ‘totally blindsided’.
Younger CVD deaths linked to rising obesity More young adults are dying prematurely, as new research spotlights the ‘significant long-term impact’ of climbing obesity rates.
In Practice: Feedback on RACGP website refresh Members are invited to have their say on the new look RACGP website and member portal.
Sweeping reforms see creation of National Medicines Record The major prescribing overhaul will see all prescribers made to record all medicines-related information to My Health Record, including drugs dispensed via telehealth.
Update on RG Fellowship accreditation Progress is being made on the RACGP’s Rural Generalist training pathway, as an application for accreditation of the program is lodged.
ChatGPT Health: Risk or innovation? Patients can now use ChatGPT to connect medical records, understand test results, and prepare for appointments – an initiative which has GPs divided.
‘I was too ashamed to accept I couldn’t cope’ When a new mum ‘finally had the courage’ to share her postnatal mental health challenges with her GP, everything changed.
TGA approves needle-free anaphylaxis treatment A new adrenaline-based nasal spray represents ‘the biggest change in the anaphylaxis space’ in more than two decades.
In Practice: Insulin supply changes Supplies of Humulin and Humalog insulin vials are set to be discontinued from mid-2026.