Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035. Vaccination programs, especially HPV vaccines like Gardasil, have played a key role. In 2021, no cervical cancer...
The US CDC has changed its website to say there is no evidence that vaccines do not cause autism. Previously, the CDC stated vaccines do not cause autism based on scientific studies. The new wording s...
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has raised concerns about recent changes to ADHD care in Australia. They warn that moving quickly to allow GPs to assess and pres...
Fewer Australians are delaying healthcare in 2024-25 compared to two years ago. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that 27% of people delayed or didn’t see a GP when needed, down from 30%. Si...
The article discusses challenges faced by GPs in Australia amid recent government policies. It highlights how private psychiatric services are avoiding complex patients, leaving GPs to manage risky ca...
NSW Health is progressing with its single digital patient record (SDPR) project. Staff across the state's 17 local health districts are now being trained to support the rollout. Nearly 200 staff have...
Rahma Health, an evidence-based health information platform for the Arabic-speaking community, has won three Telstra Best of Business Awards including Business of the Year 2025. It is Australia’s only...
A US man died four hours after eating beef due to a delayed allergic reaction caused by alpha-gal syndrome. This is the first confirmed fatal case linked to the condition, which is triggered by tick b...
A new clinical guide helps GPs manage women with dense breasts, which can hide cancer on mammograms. Only some states in Australia, like NSW, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia, report b...
A new umbrella review has found that taking prenatal folic acid and multivitamins may reduce the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children by about 30%. The review combined data from eight sy...
The Australian federal government has provided Cohealth with $1.5 million in funding to keep its GP services in Melbourne open until July 2026. Cohealth had announced plans to close some clinics due t...
Victoria is expanding its drug testing program across the state, including at major music festivals. The government sees this as a way to reduce drug-related harm and save lives. The first testing sit...
The Australian government’s ban on silica in engineered stone benchtops aims to reduce silicosis among workers. Despite this, new research shows asthma rates are still high in the industry. A study fr...
The Australian Society for LARC (AUSLARC) has secured federal funding to offer free training for GPs and other health professionals on inserting and removing intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contracept...
The WHO highlighted antimicrobial resistance as a major global health threat during World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week. In Australia, resistance rates are rising in hospitals and communitie...
A GP highlights how Australia's housing crisis is driving mental health issues. According to the Health of the Nation Survey, 71% of GP visits involve mental health concerns. The GP observes that hous...
The Victorian Government launched a campaign promoting pharmacy prescribing for conditions like shingles, psoriasis, urinary tract infections, contraception, and travel vaccines. The ads suggest patie...
Tasmania’s government has issued an expression of interest to establish five new bulk billing GP clinics. Both major parties had committed to this before the July election, with Labour proposing fundi...
Singapore’s Precision Health Research Singapore (PRECISE) has launched Phase III of its National Precision Medicine programme. The new phase aims to enrol about 10% of the local population over five y...
At the RACGP GP25 conference in Brisbane, key health leaders discussed the future of general practice in Australia. RACGP President Dr Michael Wright highlighted recent reforms in funding and Medicare...
