01 Aug 2024
COVID-19 Risk Calculator expanded
GPs can now use the tool to undertake a personalised assessment for patients’ risk of developing long COVID-19 six months after infection.
31 Jul 2024
Government reveals disability royal commission response
Healthcare changes are on the way after 130 recommendations were accepted in principle, but the future of several key asks remains unclear.
31 Jul 2024
‘Ironic and concerning’: MRFF public health research questioned\
Just 40c in every $1 earmarked for preventive and public health is being spent on keeping people healthy, a new study has found.
31 Jul 2024
RACGP endorses ‘landmark’ safe deprescribing guide
Limited guidance on safely stopping antidepressants is being addressed as new advice for Australian general practice gets the green light.
31 Jul 2024
GPs warned amid worsening Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Healthcare professionals should have a ‘high index of suspicion’ for the disease, with dozens of cases already confirmed across Victoria.
30 Jul 2024
GP ‘speed dates’ show students the value of general practice
The RACGP used the weekend’s Australian Medical Students Association conference to spruik the profession and inspire the next generation.
30 Jul 2024
Cystic fibrosis medication expanded on PBS
Doctors can soon prescribe subsidised Trikafta to children earlier, in a ‘lifechanging’ move set to save families $250,000 each year.
30 Jul 2024
Can a virtual ED reduce diabetes hospitalisations?
A new initiative is hoped to ease ED loads and improve access to treatment, but there are concerns it may also fragment general practice care.
30 Jul 2024
GPs ‘blindsided’ by CVD risk calculator change
Already time-poor GPs say they are being burdened with extra admin, following the removal of self-population from the calculator in Best Practice software.
29 Jul 2024
Concern for rural practices as IV fluid shortage bites
The TGA is working to find suitable alternatives, with the unprecedented shortage expected to last at least until the end of the year.