Debate over ‘doctor-approved’ weight loss drugs obtained online Is a GP-reviewed online questionnaire clinically sufficient to safely prescribe injectable medications without a face-to-face consultation? It depends who you ask.
Budget reveals $5.7 billion general practice investment Funding will go towards the creation of a new level E consultation item, rebate indexation, telehealth, the bulk billing incentive, and multidisciplinary care.
Minister moves to reassure GPs after ‘archaic’ telehealth change Mark Butler has told the RACGP he will update telehealth bulk billing consent rules and that there are ‘no plans to pursue … punitive actions on this issue’.
‘Convincing’ evidence the pill can cause depression And some types are worse than others, writes psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni.
Does nose picking lead to dementia? Researchers Dr Joyce Siette and Professor Mark Patrick Taylor analyse a recent study that has generated a lot of media interest.
Why are more people dying in Australia? Many questions remain While it is clear that COVID-19 is increasing the mortality rate, its lingering impact may be far greater than is presently understood.
Government rolls out free shingles vaccine Five million older and vulnerable Australians will have access to the new, and more effective, Shingrix vaccine from next month.
Do not initiate new patients on semaglutide: TGA The medication is again in short supply due to off-label prescribing for weight loss, despite only being approved for type 2 diabetes management.
‘To my respected psychiatry colleagues’ A near-constant stream of referral rejection has prompted one frustrated GP to address an open letter to Australia’s psychiatrists.