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GPs and their patients face systemic issues with workers’ compensation schemes. The NSW Government’s proposed reforms to workers compensation legislation are a welcome sign that policy makers are listening.
Australia must vow to never to let our public health service suffer in the same way as the United States, write Robert Steinglass and C John Clements AM.
In October last year, we published findings from our retrospective cohort analysis of data from the Generation Vape study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, accompanied by an InSight+ article. Our analysis examined the relationship between adolescent e-cigarette use (vaping) and subsequent cigarette smoking and was the first Australian study to do so using individual-level data. We found that adolescents aged 12–17 years who vaped were significantly more likely to subsequently initiate smoking, with the strongest increased risks observed among the youngest participants.
Professional courtesy (providing free or discounted health care to doctor-patients and their families) is a long-held medical tradition. While it may lower barriers to health care, there can also be drawbacks. Open discussion about professional courtesy between the treating doctor and their doctor-patient is important.
AI scribes promise multiple benefits for general practitioners and their patients, but we may risk losing valuable human connection in the process, writes Dr Elizabeth Deveny.
Despite a large body of new evidence, our best treatments for neuropathic pain continue to provide only modest benefits.
Bowel cancer rates are rising in young people, and researchers are working tirelessly to find out why, writes Dr Lisa Mielke.
In 2024 alone, Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), authorised at least 979,000 prescription applications for medicinal cannabis through its specialised access pathways.
Social media feels personal, but posting without filter can have professional perils, writes Dr Maria Li.
