The RACGP’s training will begin in September, with qualified GPs able to diagnose, treat and prescribe medication for the disorder.

Connections made at the RACGP-backed Rural Health Summit in Armidale have been planting the seeds for future medicine careers.

In a rare public appeal, the medical indemnity insurer has urged policymakers to put in place nationally consistent ‘red lines’ around pharmacy prescribing.

The ‘coercive tactics’ used by some Labor MPs to push GPs towards a fully bulk-billing practice model have been called out in Parliament.

In a move labelled ‘really poor’, a patient describes the announcement of low-dose Zoladex being discontinued as ‘traumatic’.

Practices have until the beginning of 2028 to comply with new rules to ensure medical instruments are sufficiently sterilised.

On a visit to the remote town of Karratha, the RACGP’s Vice President heard concerns about red tape and practice viability.

A webinar will explore how GPs can use collaborative goal setting to help families experiencing behaviour challenges.

A call for GPs to become more involved in ensuring their patients’ fitness to own a firearm has been met with concern from the RACGP.

Online prescribers will be compelled to share medication information to My Health Record as soon as 2027, as input on the Federal Government plan is sought.

The GP-patient relationship provides an ideal opportunity to support people through the ‘long tail’ of care after a stroke.

As HPV vaccination rates fall, the college has found gaps in draft guidelines to manage the disease the vaccine fights.

In a ‘scaling up of regulatory attention’, the medicines watchdog has formally deemed illegal peptides a compliance priority for 2026.

With RSV immunisation now available on the NIP for over-75s, early signs suggest the cohort will take advantage of the change.

It found kids’ egg allergy rates fell 17% following a 2016 update of dietary guidelines, with GPs told of a further update now in place.

A TGA medicine safety initiative is not ‘sparking the curiosity it needs’ to ensure adverse reactions are reported, research reveals.

There were 116 reports of children younger than two being administered FluMist in May, despite the vaccine not being approved in that age group.

Data released by the Guild says pharmacy prescribing will save $1 billion annually, but the college has labelled it ‘lobbyist-led policy’.

Geoff Taylor chose Australia to practise medicine so he could also scuba dive. The British-born doctor accomplished so much more.

In a move labelled a ‘backwards step in gender equity’, AstraZeneca will pull the 3.6 mg implant from Australian markets in November.