Health care is universal in Australia, but this doesn’t mean seeing a doctor is always free.
- Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Western Australia
Sebuah studi baru mengungkapkan hubungan antara penggunaan KB spiral (IUD) dengan risiko perempuan terjangkit kanker payudara. Berikut sejumlah fakta ilmiah mengenai temuan ini yang perlu diketahui.
A new study has found a link between hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and breast cancer. But media reports of a large increase in risk may cause unnecessary worry.
The Australian College of Nursing wants to see school nurses weigh students and measure their hight. The plan has sparked anger among health professionals and parents. But what do the experts say?
Australian of the year Taryn Brumfitt has called for doctors to avoid raising the issue of weight in consultations about other matters. We asked the experts if they should – or not.
Children with persistent or severe asthma symptoms need medicines to reduce airway inflammation. But a change last week means these medicines are harder to access.
The messages people under 60 have been getting about the AstraZeneca vaccine this week have been confusing, to say the least. Experts say to consider the risks and benefits. But how do you do this?
Electrocardiograms are a common tool used by GPs to spot heart problems, and every medical student is trained to interpret one. Yet the government plans to remove Medicare funding for GPs to do this.
Starting this week, all Australians with a Medicare card are eligible for telehealth consultations, where you talk to your GP by video or phone. But there’s still some things you’ll need to go in for.
Australia’s college of obstetricians has warned pregnant women against kissing their toddlers on the mouth or sharing food because of the risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV). But is this advice useful?
As if having asthma wasn’t bad enough news, your health condition is probably contributing to climate change.
Women are told it’s important to self-check their breasts. But is this true?
New Australian blood-pressure guidelines support a new lower pressure target of 120, but not for everyone.
In news which may come as a relief to apprehensive men and short-fingered doctors alike, guidelines are now changing.
Here’s what I remember. It was 14 years ago, and I was a junior doctor working in psychiatry. Some colleagues planned a dinner as an end-of-term celebration and, despite reasonable incomes, they decided…
An article in this week’s issue of the British Medical Journal calls into question a common practice: treatment of mild high blood pressure. The authors argue that lowering the drug threshold for high…
As a GP, when I prescribe a drug, I need to know its likely benefits and risks, and I need to base my decision-making on the best available evidence. I’d like to think the same principle applies to the…
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