Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners in general practice
The RACGP and NAATSIHWP launch guide to advance and shape the future of culturally safe multidisciplinary care in general practice
Opinions
When consumerism meets continuity: the tension between patient autonomy and soft paternalism
Market-driven health care is reshaping the GP–patient relationship, threatening the continuity, time, and trust that define general practice. This commentary examines how rising consumerism, marketing-led misinformation, and digitally fragmented care are undermining the foundations of clinical judgement, effective communication, and the evolving professional identity of general practitioners.
Could we one day get vaccinated against the gastro bug norovirus? Here’s where scientists are at
Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. It’s responsible for roughly one in every five cases of gastro annually.
We tracked Australian teens’ mental health. The news isn’t good, and problems are worse for girls
We know young people in Australia and worldwide are experiencing growing mental health challenges.
The need to urgently rethink coronary heart disease
It would be tempting to think that the problem of coronary heart disease has been solved.
Australia’s new lung cancer screening program has chosen simplicity over equity, and we’re concerned
Australia’s lung cancer screening program launched on July 1, and marks real progress and opportunity.
Social media for doctors: making fun of patients is never OK
When using humour on social media, don’t make patients the punchline, writes Dr Maria Li.
Four Corners fallout: speak up about medical workplace abuse or be complicit
The ABC’s Four Corners program God Complex should be regarded as a catalyst for change. Speaking up — safely, lawfully and together — is the first step.
Fox in the henhouse: it must not happen here
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.
