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RACGP council owed thousands in back pay after constitutional check-up

RACGP councillors are potentially owed back pay of more than half a million dollars between them and are relying on members to approve it at next month’s annual general meeting.The college’s financ...

Early CPAP helps stroke recovery

Stroke patients recover better if they are treated for sleep apnoea as soon as possible after the cerebrovascular event, a study suggests. Speech, neurological functioning, walking and other phy...

10 things I hate/love about you (general practice)

GPs final column discusses 'bollocksology' and cherishing thank-you cards. A BMJ columnist has wrapped up her final column for the journal with musings on life as a GP, including advice t...

Rural generalist campaigner elected next president of ACRRM

Dr Ewen McPhee. Photo: RDAADr Ewen McPhee says the college is entering a new chapter and hopes it will bring health equity across Australia!ACRRM’s new President, a rural generalist campaigner from...

Check your patients with depression for signs of arthritis

The more depressed the patient, the more likely they are to have the rheumatoid condition. Older patients with depressive symptoms should be screened for arthritis, according to US resear...

The top 10 most common GP visits

Seeing patients with psychological issues, including depression, mood disorders and anxiety, are the most common ailments GPs deal with day to day, according to an RACGP survey. When asked, 'Wh...

Home beats hospital for low-risk births

Women giving birth at home or in birth centres are more likely to have a normal vaginal birth, with no difference in adverse infant outcomes compared with hospital births, a meta-analysis shows. ...

Challenger thrombolytic prevails in battle of the clot-busters

A cheaper thrombolytic appears to double the chances of reperfusion in patients with ischaemic stroke prior to thrombectomy, compared with the standard drug, Australian research shows. The doubl...

Why people need better protection from dodgy healthcare

OPINION Dr John Dwyer, one of founders of the Friends of Science in Medicine, argues that regulators need to do more. You can read Universal Medicine's response to this article here. ...

Health economists methodically dismantle government's Budget rhetoric

The Federal Government’s claims of a record health budget don’t stand up to close scrutiny because funding is actually falling on a per-capita basis, health economists say. In its budget analysi...