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Case study: When is a ‘wait and see’ approach reasonable in general practice?

A patient with leg pain was later diagnosed with terminal lymphoma and sued her GP for negligence. What are the lessons for other doctors managing common symptoms?

Expert/s: Dr Ushma Narsai, Tessa Flynn

Art of medicine, Pharmacology

Clinical Articles

GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes.

Expert/s: Healthed

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

When can you refuse a patient access to their medical records?

Avant’s legal team explains the key lessons from a case before the Australian Information Commissioner…

Expert/s: Ms Tracy Pickett, Dr Sally Parsons

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

Is a parent’s instinct more powerful than objective metrics?

A new study suggests it is, and NSW Health will soon require clinicians to ask parents one key question…

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

Should GPs be using ChatGPT in clinic? 16% already are

Potential upsides of 'conversational AI' are huge, but so are the downsides, new RACGP guidance says...

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Art of medicine, Mental health

Clinical Articles

The science behind trauma’s health effects

Expert explains the research, with practical steps for managing complex presentations in GP.

Expert/s: Sophia Auld

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

Your consultation is being recorded…

Australian study finds patients are recording visits with their doctors, often covertly...

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? We asked 7 global experts

Almost since antibiotics were first discovered, we’ve been aware bacteria can learn how to overcome these medicines, a phenomenon known as antimicrobial resistance.

Expert/s: Healthed

Art of medicine, Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID

here are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone

Expert/s: Prof Frances Williams

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

Psychedelic medicine is on its way. Here’s what you need to know

Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from magic mushrooms.

Expert/s: Dr Nigel Strauss, Prof Colleen Loo, Prof David Jonathan Castle, Prof Steve Kisely

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries

Researchers have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, according to media reports. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova.

Expert/s: Kathryn MacKay

Art of medicine

Clinical Articles

Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma

Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make suggestive or sexual comments or act out, such as grabbing or kissing medical professionals or touching themselves in a sexual way. Others awaken erroneously believing they were sexually assaulted. Why does this happen?

Expert/s: Melody White, C. Michael White

Art of medicine

Case study: When is a ‘wait and see’ approach reasonable in general practice?

A patient with leg pain was later diagnosed with terminal lymphoma and sued her GP for negligence. What are the lessons for other doctors managing common symptoms?

GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes.

When can you refuse a patient access to their medical records?

Avant’s legal team explains the key lessons from a case before the Australian Information Commissioner…

Is a parent’s instinct more powerful than objective metrics?

A new study suggests it is, and NSW Health will soon require clinicians to ask parents one key question…

Should GPs be using ChatGPT in clinic? 16% already are

Potential upsides of 'conversational AI' are huge, but so are the downsides, new RACGP guidance says...

The science behind trauma’s health effects

Expert explains the research, with practical steps for managing complex presentations in GP.

Your consultation is being recorded…

Australian study finds patients are recording visits with their doctors, often covertly...

Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? We asked 7 global experts

Almost since antibiotics were first discovered, we’ve been aware bacteria can learn how to overcome these medicines, a phenomenon known as antimicrobial resistance.

Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID

here are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone

Psychedelic medicine is on its way. Here’s what you need to know

Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from magic mushrooms.

Scientists have created synthetic human embryos. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries

Researchers have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, according to media reports. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova.

Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma

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A patient with leg pain was later diagnosed with terminal lymphoma and sued her GP for negligence. What are the lessons for other doctors managing common symptoms?

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes.

Avant’s legal team explains the key lessons from a case before the Australian Information Commissioner…

A new study suggests it is, and NSW Health will soon require clinicians to ask parents one key question…

Potential upsides of 'conversational AI' are huge, but so are the downsides, new RACGP guidance says...

Expert explains the research, with practical steps for managing complex presentations in GP.

Australian study finds patients are recording visits with their doctors, often covertly...

Almost since antibiotics were first discovered, we’ve been aware bacteria can learn how to overcome these medicines, a phenomenon known as antimicrobial resistance.

here are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone

Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from magic mushrooms.

Researchers have created synthetic human embryos using stem cells, according to media reports. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova.

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New Brain Health Guidelines – What GPs Can Do

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Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey

Psychologist; Director, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute; ARC Laureate Fellow; Senior Principal Research Scientist, NeuRA

Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey translates the WHO's updated 2026 dementia risk-reduction guidelines changes into concrete actions for opportunistic risk assessment and targeted advice in everyday general practice.