‘No time like the present’ for Queensland RSV vaccine rollout The college is urging the state to follow Western Australia’s lead with a ‘lifesaving’ immunisation program.
How can Australia increase BreastScreen participation? With more than one in two eligible women not taking part in the preventive screening program, the RACGP has suggested ways to boost engagement.
How COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain Mounting research shows the disease can lead to an array of problems, including significant drops in IQ scores, writes Dr Ziyad Al-Aly.
Is menopause being over-medicalised? The authors of a landmark investigation are demanding a new approach, but outside experts warned against shifting too far from established treatments.
RSV vaccine could ‘change the landscape’ of hospital presentations Western Australia’s $11 million statewide immunisation rollout follows extensive RACGP advocacy around the issue.
Study reveals aged care’s painkiller dependence Opioid painkiller usage in Australian facilities is 30-fold higher than in other countries, with an expert GP calling on colleagues to ‘think outside the box’.
Nearly 100 medicines added to 60-day dispensing list Treatments for diabetes, epilepsy, breast cancer, and menopause are among those now eligible for a longer prescription.
Pharmacy raided in Ozempic crackdown A large quantity of semaglutide was seized from a Melbourne chemist as part of a TGA probe into alleged manufacturing of copycat drugs.
Omalizumab boosts allergy tolerance: Study US research has found the asthma drug is effective in helping those with food allergies, offering early, but ‘life changing’ hope.
Drug survey backs RACGP’s calls for harm reduction The college’s Addiction Medicine Chair believes the results should be used as leverage to better support GPs providing care in this area.