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Renal medicine

Clinical Articles

Managing CKD with co-existing conditions

Practical tips from the updated Handbook...

By Sophia Auld

Dermatology, Women's health

Clinical Articles

Many women taking oral retinoids without contraception

New Australian research suggests a communication gap between dermatologists and GPs could be creating risk...

By Antonia Shand, Prof Natasha Nassar

Public health, Women's health

Clinical Articles

Cervical screening: Is self-collection reliable?

Six out of 10 GPs think it’s not - are they right? We ask the experts...

By Sophia Auld

Policy

Clinical Articles

Voluntary assisted dying: Your legal obligations explained

A state-by-state breakdown of what's required when someone requests VAD...

By Fiona Clark

Public health

Clinical Articles

Pharmacist prescribing: Sustainable solution or downright dangerous?

Queensland pharmacists who undergo specific training can now diagnose and manage 17 conditions as part of the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot, but will patient safety suffer as a result?

By Healthed

Mental health

Clinical Articles

Australia is getting a new digital mental health service. Will it help?

In this year’s budget, the government announced one of the biggest changes to the mental health system in two decades: a digital early intervention service to relieve Australians’ early psychological distress before it builds into mental illness.

By Peter Baldwin

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Dementia & fitness to drive

Assessing driving risk, understanding your responsibilities and when to get an OT involved...

By Sophia Auld

Public health

Clinical Articles

GPs predict instant test results nightmare

GPs already regularly encounter distressed patients who’ve misinterpreted their pathology and imaging – they fear the new policy will make things much worse.

By Sophia Auld

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

First human bird flu case reported in Victoria

Here’s what we know so far...

By Prof Raina MacIntyre, Haley Stone

Infectious diseases, Public health

Clinical Articles

AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – right to the end it was the victim of misinformation

The development has been covered in various media outlets as primarily related to the known “adverse events”, namely the small risk of blood clots. However, other factors are far more likely to be driving this decision...

By Dr Michael Head

Immunology and allergy

Clinical Articles

6 tips for managing anaphylaxis

Allergy specialist Dr Celia Zubrinich offers practical tips for managing anaphylaxis - and some traps to avoid as well…

By Sophia Auld

Mental health, Psychiatry

Clinical Articles

Have smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’? Jonathan Haidt sounds the alarm

The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action.

By Hugh Breakey

Articles

Managing CKD with co-existing conditions

Practical tips from the updated Handbook...

Many women taking oral retinoids without contraception

New Australian research suggests a communication gap between dermatologists and GPs could be creating risk...

Cervical screening: Is self-collection reliable?

Six out of 10 GPs think it’s not - are they right? We ask the experts...

Voluntary assisted dying: Your legal obligations explained

A state-by-state breakdown of what's required when someone requests VAD...

Pharmacist prescribing: Sustainable solution or downright dangerous?

Queensland pharmacists who undergo specific training can now diagnose and manage 17 conditions as part of the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot, but will patient safety suffer as a result?

Australia is getting a new digital mental health service. Will it help?

In this year’s budget, the government announced one of the biggest changes to the mental health system in two decades: a digital early intervention service to relieve Australians’ early psychological distress before it builds into mental illness.

Dementia & fitness to drive

Assessing driving risk, understanding your responsibilities and when to get an OT involved...

GPs predict instant test results nightmare

GPs already regularly encounter distressed patients who’ve misinterpreted their pathology and imaging – they fear the new policy will make things much worse.

First human bird flu case reported in Victoria

Here’s what we know so far...

AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – right to the end it was the victim of misinformation

The development has been covered in various media outlets as primarily related to the known “adverse events”, namely the small risk of blood clots. However, other factors are far more likely to be driving this decision...

6 tips for managing anaphylaxis

Allergy specialist Dr Celia Zubrinich offers practical tips for managing anaphylaxis - and some traps to avoid as well…

Have smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’? Jonathan Haidt sounds the alarm

The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action.

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Practical tips from the updated Handbook...

New Australian research suggests a communication gap between dermatologists and GPs could be creating risk...

Six out of 10 GPs think it’s not - are they right? We ask the experts...

A state-by-state breakdown of what's required when someone requests VAD...

Queensland pharmacists who undergo specific training can now diagnose and manage 17 conditions as part of the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot, but will patient safety suffer as a result?

In this year’s budget, the government announced one of the biggest changes to the mental health system in two decades: a digital early intervention service to relieve Australians’ early psychological distress before it builds into mental illness.

Assessing driving risk, understanding your responsibilities and when to get an OT involved...

GPs already regularly encounter distressed patients who’ve misinterpreted their pathology and imaging – they fear the new policy will make things much worse.

Here’s what we know so far...

The development has been covered in various media outlets as primarily related to the known “adverse events”, namely the small risk of blood clots. However, other factors are far more likely to be driving this decision...

Allergy specialist Dr Celia Zubrinich offers practical tips for managing anaphylaxis - and some traps to avoid as well…

The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action.

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