27 Nov 2023
Millennials driving mental health decline: Study
Australians born in the 1990s reportedly have poorer mental health for their age than any previous generation and show no signs of improvement.
23 Nov 2023
How GPs can avoid overprescribing
We need to use our current antibiotics more wisely, write Professor Paul Glasziou and Assistant Professor Mina Bakhit.
24 Nov 2023
ADHD medications linked to heart conditions
A new study has found patients using long-term treatments are slightly more likely to develop hypertension or arterial disease, but experts say the risk is worth the reward.
23 Nov 2023
Health Minister unveils $300 aged care incentive
Details are still lacking, but the payment will be available per patient, per year, while there will also be a $130 bonus for practices.
27 Nov 2023
GPs can now approve glucose monitors for DVA card holders
Access to the technology should significantly improve quality of life for veterans with diabetes, but patients without DVA cards still face barriers.
27 Nov 2023
Medicine reforms save patients $250 million: Health Minister
The past 12 months have brought a raft of changes to 60-day dispensing, the PBS, and bulk billing, but the sector is still crying out for funding.
27 Nov 2023
NSW CHO calls for boost to preventive care
The advice was prepared ahead of a new inquiry looking at how to address systemic healthcare strains.
24 Nov 2023
Vale Dennis Pashen
A passionate regional GP and driving force behind the push for formal recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine, the professor died on Thursday.
24 Nov 2023
All resolutions passed at 66th RACGP AGM
Members voted to usher through a number of amendments to the college’s Constitution, as well as updates to director and President remuneration.
23 Nov 2023
Plea for psychedelic rules reform
A new coalition of healthcare professionals wants a review of ‘overly restrictive’ prescribing guidelines, but a GP expert says changes must be done ‘slowly and carefully’.