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Urgent care clinics – solution or just a Band-Aid? 

While solving some problems, many GPs feel that they will create many more….

By Lynnette Hoffman

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Leading stroke physician answers your questions

Professor Bruce Campbell,  consultant neurologist and head of Neurology and Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital answers more of your questions in the final article of our series.

By Prof Bruce Campbell

Policy

Clinical Articles

Budget is a fizzer for GP

The health budget prioritises populism over policy, at the expense of general practice…

By Lynnette Hoffman

Policy

Clinical Articles

Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?

Health was a centrepiece of last year’s budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care.

By Peter Breadon, Anika Stobart

Policy

Clinical Articles

Triple incentive a win for bulk billing, or smoke and mirrors?

Survey of >1900 GPs looks at the practical impact for both doctors and patients…

By Lynnette Hoffman

Renal medicine

Clinical Articles

CKD medical management – key updates

PBS-listed drugs for CKD can slow deterioration by years, but early diagnosis is paramount...

By Sophia Auld

Cardiology

Clinical Articles

Heart failure management demystified

Well over 500,000 people in Australia live with heart failure. Every day about 9 people die and 170 are hospitalised due to heart failure, according to the Heart Foundation, underscoring the need for effective prevention and management.

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Orthopaedic and sports medicine

Clinical Articles

Surgery is the default treatment for ACL injuries in Australia. But it’s not the only way

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament in the knee. It runs from the thigh bone (femur) to the shin bone (tibia) and helps stabilise the knee joint.

By Joshua Pate, Anthony Nasser, Peter Stubbs

Policy

Clinical Articles

Are government and the media creating a ‘greedy doctor’ narrative?

GPs feel like they’re being set up as scapegoats for the decline in bulk billing and the failure of Medicare…

By Lynnette Hoffman

Oncology

Clinical Articles

How does the drug abemaciclib treat breast cancer?

The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.

By Sarah Diepstraten, Dr John La Marca

Mental health, Psychiatry

Clinical Articles

Practical guide to deprescribing antidepressants

How to differentiate withdrawal symptoms from relapse, and reduce the risk of both...

By Sophia Auld

Women's health

Clinical Articles

IUDs: sexual health experts answer your questions

From use in PCOS to PMDD to how long they can stay in, we put more questions to the experts...

By Healthed

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Urgent care clinics – solution or just a Band-Aid?

While solving some problems, many GPs feel that they will create many more….

Leading stroke physician answers your questions

Professor Bruce Campbell,  consultant neurologist and head of Neurology and Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital answers more of your questions in the final article of our series.

Budget is a fizzer for GP

The health budget prioritises populism over policy, at the expense of general practice…

Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?

Health was a centrepiece of last year’s budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care.

Triple incentive a win for bulk billing, or smoke and mirrors?

Survey of >1900 GPs looks at the practical impact for both doctors and patients…

CKD medical management – key updates

PBS-listed drugs for CKD can slow deterioration by years, but early diagnosis is paramount...

Heart failure management demystified

Well over 500,000 people in Australia live with heart failure. Every day about 9 people die and 170 are hospitalised due to heart failure, according to the Heart Foundation, underscoring the need for effective prevention and management.

Surgery is the default treatment for ACL injuries in Australia. But it’s not the only way

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament in the knee. It runs from the thigh bone (femur) to the shin bone (tibia) and helps stabilise the knee joint.

Are government and the media creating a ‘greedy doctor’ narrative?

GPs feel like they’re being set up as scapegoats for the decline in bulk billing and the failure of Medicare…

How does the drug abemaciclib treat breast cancer?

The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.

Practical guide to deprescribing antidepressants

How to differentiate withdrawal symptoms from relapse, and reduce the risk of both...

IUDs: sexual health experts answer your questions

From use in PCOS to PMDD to how long they can stay in, we put more questions to the experts...

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While solving some problems, many GPs feel that they will create many more….

Professor Bruce Campbell, consultant neurologist and head of Neurology and Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital answers more of your questions in the final article of our series.

The health budget prioritises populism over policy, at the expense of general practice…

Health was a centrepiece of last year’s budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental health care.

Survey of >1900 GPs looks at the practical impact for both doctors and patients…

PBS-listed drugs for CKD can slow deterioration by years, but early diagnosis is paramount...

Well over 500,000 people in Australia live with heart failure. Every day about 9 people die and 170 are hospitalised due to heart failure, according to the Heart Foundation, underscoring the need for effective prevention and management.

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament in the knee. It runs from the thigh bone (femur) to the shin bone (tibia) and helps stabilise the knee joint.

GPs feel like they’re being set up as scapegoats for the decline in bulk billing and the failure of Medicare…

The anti-cancer drug abemaciclib (also known as Vernezio) has this month been added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to treat certain types of breast cancer.

How to differentiate withdrawal symptoms from relapse, and reduce the risk of both...

From use in PCOS to PMDD to how long they can stay in, we put more questions to the experts...

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Professor Bruce Campbell,  consultant neurologist and head of Neurology and Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital answers more of your questions in the final article of our series.