16 Nov 2023
Respiratory-related antimicrobial prescribing ‘too high’: AURA 2023
Hundreds of Australians die each year due to drug-resistant infections exacerbated by antimicrobial overuse, according to the ACSQHC.
15 Nov 2023
Consultation for the new National Sport Plan
Public consultation for the new National Sport Plan is open until 7 December 2023. Help shape the future direction of sport in Australia.
15 Nov 2023
Public health warning: Heroin overdoses after using drug suspected to be cocaine
NSW Health is warning of the dangers from using a drug suspected to be cocaine, which has resulted in heroin overdoses.
15 Nov 2023
Improving neuroendocrine cancer care amongst GPs
SPONSORED: The disease is more prevalent than ovarian and brain cancer, but many medical professionals still don’t know the symptoms.
15 Nov 2023
AGM votes to shape the RACGP’s future
Members are invited to attend the upcoming AGM, and to cast their votes on nine resolutions regardless of whether they attend the event.
15 Nov 2023
Future of general practice front of mind in Canberra
Member feedback from the Health of the Nation has reached Australia’s lawmakers, as a sense of urgency grows around safeguarding the profession.
15 Nov 2023
Health of the Nation: Urgent need to bolster workforce
Chronic underfunding, burnout, fragmentation, and increased consultation complexity were among the annual insight into general practice’s ‘troubling’ findings.
14 Nov 2023
New program offers fit-for-purpose preventive care
The Chair of Healthy Habits says it is a ‘critical tool’ that can support behaviour change and strengthen the therapeutic relationship.
14 Nov 2023
Killer disease thousands don’t realise they’re battling, costing us a billion each year
The nation’s peak lung health body is calling for more funding to care for hundreds of thousands of Australians currently living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), as we mark World COPD Day this Wednesday 15 November.