12 Jul 2023
Q&A: One GP’s lived experience with long COVID
Dr Fiona Mackintosh discusses her journey with the debilitating condition, from diagnosis to ongoing efforts at recovery.
12 Jul 2023
Plea for change amid rising life expectancies
GPs are calling for a shift in the way elderly patients are cared for, as new data sheds light on our ageing population.
12 Jul 2023
Alert issued over antibiotic-resistant gastro
Doctors have called the drug-resistant infections a reminder about the public health threat posed by antimicrobial resistance.
11 Jul 2023
MS-2 Step access set to expand
Medical abortions will become easier to access under landmark regulation changes due to come into effect on 1 August.
11 Jul 2023
‘Catch up’ HPV test may benefit older women
New research suggests screening women aged 65 and over who have never been tested for HPV could improve cervical cancer prevention.
11 Jul 2023
The Australian College of Nurse Practitioners welcomes the announcement today from Assistant Minister Ged Kearney in relation to the removal of barriers for women to access MS-2 step.
The Australian College of Nurse Practitioners welcomes the announcement today from Assistant Minister Ged Kearney in relation to the removal of barriers for women to access MS-2 step.
11 Jul 2023
Recommendations made out-of-session by the PBAC March 2023 and July 2023 meetings – Changes to MS-2 Step® PBS Listing
Recommendations made out-of-session by the PBAC March 2023 and July 2023 meetings – Changes to MS-2 Step® PBS Listing
11 Jul 2023
New group looks to address urgent care needs
A recently formed RACGP Specific Interest group aims to help raise the standard of urgent and emergency treatment in primary care.
11 Jul 2023
RACGP backs vision for national hepatitis strategies
The college has put forward recommendations to strengthen the draft 2023–30 strategies and ensure targets are met.
11 Jul 2023
Nurse disqualified for three years after being charged with criminal offences
A tribunal has ordered that a nurse’s registration be cancelled and she be disqualified from applying for registration for three years after she was charged with criminal offences in the Magistrates Court.