Analysis of emergency department data has dispelled the myth that many people attending emergency rooms should have been seen by GPs. Experts say the actual reasons are much more complex.
The development of living guidelines for treating COVID-19 is vital to ensure that clinicians can provide the best quality care to their patients, but more Australian research is needed.
The Australian Electoral Commission has established a disinformation register to counter false claims being made about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum process.
Increasing public access to defibrillators in Australia could double the survival rate of cardiac arrests that occur outside of hospitals.
Australia is at a unique moment in history with the tools, infrastructure and roadmap to eliminate Hepatitis B and C by 2030, but unless we alter our approach to diagnosis and treatment, experts say Australia will not make that target.
The warning bell has been sounded on the state of primary care and its ability to adequately treat and triage youth mental health conditions.
Australia needs innovative solutions and new public health promotion measures to cope with the increasing demand for hospital care caused by an ageing population and an increase in chronic diseases.
A new study reveals just how effective vaccination against COVID-19 has been in reducing hospitalisations in regional Australia and highlights the value of primary care in reducing the burden on the hospital system.
Major changes to the prescribing and dispensing requirements for a medical abortion pill will remove red tape for primary care practitioners and increase access for women across Australia.
