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When are just-in-case antibiotics justified, who’s most at risk (it may surprise you) and what you can recommend beyond basic hygiene advice…

As international lockdowns start to feel like a memory of a bad dream

Ill-considered enforcement likely to reduce access to GPs and eviscerate Medicare…

Self-esteem is the sense of value we have for ourselves. It’s how we perceive ourselves: whether we think we are worthy and competent, whether we think we belong, whether we like ourselves.

Anger is a common emotion in healthcare. It is important to remember that our underfunded healthcare system and workforce shortages impact both patients and GPs - and set us up for tension.

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, there has been more attention given to problems of mental ill-health including depression than ever before.

An 8 cm roundworm that would usually be more at home in a carpet python was pulled live from a woman’s brain, in a case that had baffled a team of specialists for more than a year.

National practice owners survey reveals major impact on viability of practices and access to Medicare if payroll tax rolled out

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health...

Plasma biomarkers have now been clinically validated, which could make biological diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease more accessible. Previously MRI, PET scanning or CSF assays were needed to make a biological diagnosis.

If you asked me what’s in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be “we don’t fully know”.

When are just-in-case antibiotics justified, who’s most at risk (it may surprise you) and what you can recommend beyond basic hygiene advice…

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As international lockdowns start to feel like a memory of a bad dream

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Ill-considered enforcement likely to reduce access to GPs and eviscerate Medicare…

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Self-esteem is the sense of value we have for ourselves. It’s how we perceive ourselves: whether we think we are worthy and competent, whether we think we belong, whether we like ourselves.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Anger is a common emotion in healthcare. It is important to remember that our underfunded healthcare system and workforce shortages impact both patients and GPs - and set us up for tension.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, there has been more attention given to problems of mental ill-health including depression than ever before.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

An 8 cm roundworm that would usually be more at home in a carpet python was pulled live from a woman’s brain, in a case that had baffled a team of specialists for more than a year.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

National practice owners survey reveals major impact on viability of practices and access to Medicare if payroll tax rolled out

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health...

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Plasma biomarkers have now been clinically validated, which could make biological diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease more accessible. Previously MRI, PET scanning or CSF assays were needed to make a biological diagnosis.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

If you asked me what’s in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be “we don’t fully know”.

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New Brain Health Guidelines – What GPs Can Do

Tuesday 4th August, 7pm - 9pm AEST

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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.