13 Mar 2024
Study reveals clearer picture of hypertension’s impact on brain health
AI has confirmed the link between high blood pressure and accelerated brain ageing, but do GPs receive enough support to help manage the issue?
12 Mar 2024
Wealthy residents should pay more for aged care: Taskforce
GPs say they hold the key to streamlining the troubled sector, but must be better supported to do so, in response to a long-awaited funding review.
12 Mar 2024
‘No time like the present’ for Queensland RSV vaccine rollout
The college is urging the state to follow Western Australia’s lead with a ‘lifesaving’ immunisation program.
12 Mar 2024
‘Disturbing’ spike in youth cancer
Researchers have revealed a ‘significant increase’ in rates of young-onset pancreatic cancer, blaming the rise on increasingly unhealthy lifestyles.
11 Mar 2024
Bill likely to see pharmacy ownership status quo remain
Updated Queensland legislation is expected to maintain ‘anti-competitive’ ownership and location rules, despite RACGP opposition.
11 Mar 2024
GPs’ role in managing children and adolescents with ‘wet cough’
The presentation requires specific management to avoid chronic lung disease consequences later in life, writes Associate Professor Emma Kennedy.
11 Mar 2024
How can Australia increase BreastScreen participation?
With more than one in two eligible women not taking part in the preventive screening program, the RACGP has suggested ways to boost engagement.
08 Mar 2024
NT training lead revels in ‘sense of ownership and collegiality’
Dr Ralph Mangohig’s sights are set on ‘the bedrock’ of training: cementing relationships between supervisors and registrars.
08 Mar 2024
How health system ‘designed by men, for men’ is failing women
From pay disparity, to bias, and claims of hysteria, this International Women’s Day has given pause to reflect on the gender inequality in Australian healthcare.
08 Mar 2024
How COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain
Mounting research shows the disease can lead to an array of problems, including significant drops in IQ scores, writes Dr Ziyad Al-Aly.