New online benzodiazepine hub hopes to reduce harms The resources provide guidance and support for the management of benzodiazepine dependence and misuse in primary care.
No plans for fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for GPs The Department of Health has indicated that healthcare workers are more at risk of getting COVID-19 in the community than at work.
Semaglutide shortage prompts caution around off-label prescribing GPs are being asked to prioritise the drug for people with diabetes, but with supplies critically low, what are the alternatives?
Should healthcare data live on after a patient dies? General practices hold vast amounts of posthumous healthcare data that is immensely useful, but its use raises important ethical considerations.
Less than 10% of under-fives vaccinated against flu As influenza cases rise sharply, a poll conducted by the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne suggests many parents are unaware of the risks.
ATAGI expands fourth COVID vaccine dose eligibility The immunisation advisory group is now recommending a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for people with a range of immunocompromising conditions.
Monkeypox ‘able to be contained’: Professor Michael Kidd Officials have given more detail on steps primary care clinicians should take if monkeypox is suspected.
Australia records fifth Japanese encephalitis death The latest confirmed death has prompted health authorities to remind GPs of their role in vaccination uptake.
Research provides new blueprint for chronic pain care The framework promotes person-centred care and aims to support clinicians treating the one in five Australians living with chronic pain.
Nine out of 10 infants not meeting recommended daily iron intake But are the guidelines realistic and how concerned should parents and clinicians be?