General practice nurses could take a bigger role in sleep care within GP clinics, after a Flinders University led review analysed 85 studies on nurse-delivered chronic disease care. The researchers co...
GenHEART is a 10-year, multi-trial plan led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute to tackle rising obesity and heart health risks in children. Four trials have been designated: GenPRESSURE, Gen...
A Danish study from Copenhagen University, funded by Novo Nordisk, followed 27 523 people with asthma and presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Turkey. Among participants, 49% were overweig...
On World Family Doctor Day the Royal Australian College of GPs celebrated the enduring GP–patient relationship and urged that AI and digital tools strengthen care rather than replace it. It said techn...
On World Family Doctor Day, 19 May 2026, the RACGP highlighted that digital health should support general practice rather than replace it. RACGP President Dr Michael Wright said technology can improve...
The diphtheria outbreak in Australia has intensified across four states, with 133 cases reported in the Northern Territory, 79 in Western Australia, 6 in South Australia and 2 in Queensland so far in...
The federal government has unveiled a $25.3 million, three-year plan to establish six fully bulk-billing GP clinics across NSW in the Hunter, Central Coast, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie regions. The i...
The Victorian government has confirmed that the Collingwood sobering-up centre run by Cohealth will cease overnight operations from mid-2027. The closure coincides with the expiry of a $1.5 million ba...
The Heart Foundation led an Australian-first Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, developed over 12 months by a 22-person taskforce that included three GPs and launched...
Victoria moved to expand pharmacists’ prescribing of oral contraceptives under the Chemist Care Now program, but the government refused to publish the health advice it relied on. Premier Jacinta Allan...
Dr Steph Davis, chief health officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, outlines reforms aimed at making veterans entitlements easier to access. The changes due to take effect in July will tighten...
Cohealth faced a blocked release of its review summary just minutes before it was due to be public. The review carries 13 recommendations directed at the federal government, state government and Cohea...
Six passengers from the MV Hondius were repatriated to Australia and placed in quarantine near Perth. All were symptom-free and tested negative before boarding, and they will be tested for hantavirus...
AI scribes in Australian general practice are in a phase of rapid, uneven uptake. A Healthed/The Medical Republic survey of 1,535 GPs found 18.7% personally use an AI scribe for consultations, while 8...
Best Practice Software has announced a collaboration with the Australian General Practice Research Foundation to back GP led research into how digital systems affect GP wellbeing and practice sustaina...
The Pharmacy Board of Australia is seeking public input on a proposed registration-level endorsement that would allow pharmacist prescribing. The consultation runs until 15 June, and the RACGP plans t...
On 14 May 2026 the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners released a position statement on telehealth only care. It argues telehealth should not replace routine in person care and that cons...
A global synthesis published in BMC Public Health shows point-of-care testing (PoCT) delivers benefits beyond the clinic. Flinders University researchers combined 13 studies from multiple countries, i...
Australia's federal health minister has reaffirmed plans to expand the registered nurse scope of practice in primary care. The move follows the APNA workforce report which shows nurses who do not work...
