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Wegovy: why half the people taking the weight loss drug stop within a year – and what happens when they do

Expert/s: A/Prof Martin Whyte, A/Prof Adam Collins

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

Most GPs oppose legalising cannabis

More than 70% of over 1000 GP respondents said they don’t agree with legalising the drug for personal use recreationally—in line with the stance taken by the Australian Medical Association in its submission opposing the Greens’ Legalising Cannabis Bill earlier this month.

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Lifestyle

Podcasts

Winning the battle of priorities: Exiting the burnout cycle

Burnout is common. The 5 features that are commonly seen in people with burnout include exhaustion, reduced productivity, cynicism, cognitive dysfunction, and insularity

Expert/s: Dr Josephine Braid

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

Am I too old to build muscle? What science says about sarcopenia and building strength later in life

Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss of muscle mass and strength as we age.

Expert/s: Prof Robin Daly, A/Prof David Scott

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

GP workloads up, mental wellbeing down, despite pandemic easing off

After the 3rd year of the pandemic, most GPs feel burned out. Here are some practical tips to get your mojo back.

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Lifestyle, Mental health

Podcasts

Social media, Google and patient behaviour

How approximately 50% of your patients, mostly the younger ones, would have looked up their health problem before seeing you

Expert/s: Dr Rachael Sharman

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

GPs are tolerance machines

People management skills are key in medical practice and yet we are expected to pick them up rather than receive structured training – and it’s impacting our ability to deal with increasingly difficult behaviours and expectations.

Expert/s: Healthed

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

Quitting smoking is like healing a fracture

People looking to quit mistakenly think it’s only about reducing nicotine dependency.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

A quarter of GPs feel burned out every day

Two years of crisis after crisis has left a scar on general practice, with 14% of GPs saying they feel burned out at least once a day.

Expert/s: Felicity Nelson

Lifestyle, Orthopaedic and sports medicine

Monographs

We’ve Got Your Back: Current Management of Acute Low Back Pain

This article discusses the assessment and management of acute low back pain in general practice according to the best available evidence to date.

Expert/s: Joyce McSwan

Lifestyle

Clinical Articles

Clinical Conversations: Coercive Design and Gaming Addiction | Part two

Online gaming addiction is a growing problem in our society but it is hard to quantify just how big a problem it is. There are currently no accepted formal diagnostic criteria and no symptoms or behaviours that define gaming addiction.

Expert/s: James Driver

Lifestyle

Wegovy: why half the people taking the weight loss drug stop within a year – and what happens when they do

Most GPs oppose legalising cannabis

More than 70% of over 1000 GP respondents said they don’t agree with legalising the drug for personal use recreationally—in line with the stance taken by the Australian Medical Association in its submission opposing the Greens’ Legalising Cannabis Bill earlier this month.

Winning the battle of priorities: Exiting the burnout cycle

Burnout is common. The 5 features that are commonly seen in people with burnout include exhaustion, reduced productivity, cynicism, cognitive dysfunction, and insularity

Am I too old to build muscle? What science says about sarcopenia and building strength later in life

Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss of muscle mass and strength as we age.

Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco

GP workloads up, mental wellbeing down, despite pandemic easing off

After the 3rd year of the pandemic, most GPs feel burned out. Here are some practical tips to get your mojo back.

Social media, Google and patient behaviour

How approximately 50% of your patients, mostly the younger ones, would have looked up their health problem before seeing you

GPs are tolerance machines

People management skills are key in medical practice and yet we are expected to pick them up rather than receive structured training – and it’s impacting our ability to deal with increasingly difficult behaviours and expectations.

Quitting smoking is like healing a fracture

People looking to quit mistakenly think it’s only about reducing nicotine dependency.

A quarter of GPs feel burned out every day

Two years of crisis after crisis has left a scar on general practice, with 14% of GPs saying they feel burned out at least once a day.

We’ve Got Your Back: Current Management of Acute Low Back Pain

This article discusses the assessment and management of acute low back pain in general practice according to the best available evidence to date.

Clinical Conversations: Coercive Design and Gaming Addiction | Part two

Online gaming addiction is a growing problem in our society but it is hard to quantify just how big a problem it is. There are currently no accepted formal diagnostic criteria and no symptoms or behaviours that define gaming addiction.

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More than 70% of over 1000 GP respondents said they don’t agree with legalising the drug for personal use recreationally—in line with the stance taken by the Australian Medical Association in its submission opposing the Greens’ Legalising Cannabis Bill earlier this month.

Burnout is common. The 5 features that are commonly seen in people with burnout include exhaustion, reduced productivity, cynicism, cognitive dysfunction, and insularity

Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss of muscle mass and strength as we age.

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco

After the 3rd year of the pandemic, most GPs feel burned out. Here are some practical tips to get your mojo back.

How approximately 50% of your patients, mostly the younger ones, would have looked up their health problem before seeing you

People management skills are key in medical practice and yet we are expected to pick them up rather than receive structured training – and it’s impacting our ability to deal with increasingly difficult behaviours and expectations.

People looking to quit mistakenly think it’s only about reducing nicotine dependency.

Two years of crisis after crisis has left a scar on general practice, with 14% of GPs saying they feel burned out at least once a day.

This article discusses the assessment and management of acute low back pain in general practice according to the best available evidence to date.

Online gaming addiction is a growing problem in our society but it is hard to quantify just how big a problem it is. There are currently no accepted formal diagnostic criteria and no symptoms or behaviours that define gaming addiction.

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Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist; Chris O'Brien Lifehouse; Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney

Join Dr Emily Nash for their lecture where they will offer a framework to interpret abnormal LFTS and suggest diagnostic algorithms to help determine the most appropriate next step.