Doctors don’t always tell you they’re unsure what’s behind common symptoms, such as a stomach ache. And that can have serious effects.
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Medicare needs an overhaul to improve patients’ access to quality care. And we have a unique opportunity to shake up how health care is provided.
More Australians are delaying care or going to emergency departments because they can’t see a GP. Here are six reasons why.
‘See your GP’ is standard advice. But what if you don’t have one? Or yours is shutting up shop? Here’s how to find a new GP who suits you.
The cost and profits involved in running a medical practice is everyone’s business. It can influence the type of health care you receive.
A good doctor can help you work out when tiredness has crossed over into true fatigue.
Our study showed that people who followed advice from their GP kept almost all of the weight they lost off two years later.
Whether you’ve tested positive on a PCR or a rapid antigen test, here are a GP’s tips of how to manage your condition.
Remote consultations with the GP are no longer just for busy young professionals
Medical receptionists have taken on new roles during the pandemic, which no-one planned for. We must not forget them and the stressful work they do.
Australians over 50 can get their AstraZeneca vaccine from a GP clinic from today. Here’s what you need to know when you book yourself in.
We’ll need mass vaccination hubs and expanded GP vaccination clinics to deliver jabs to millions of Australians.
Wound care might be costly, but it’s cost-effective, saving health dollars in the long run. The issue is, who pays?
Many more people need long-term specialist care, or are waiting a long time for elective surgery. These and other factors tell us we need to update how specialist referrals work.
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.
We found that one of the most widely used tests does not come up to scratch.
One in 20 patients referred to a cancer specialist by their GP don’t turn up.
Whooping cough is making a comeback. Here’s how to identify it, and why vaccination is a way to protect babies.
Alexander Fleming’s work has helped countless people over the last nine decades.
Patients may be at risk while chaperones fail to act impartially.
Top contributors
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Projects Officer, Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Health Service Research, University of Birmingham
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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Professor in Health Services Research, University of Plymouth
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Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor for Responsible Business, Middlesex University
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Professor of Health Policy, University of York
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Professor in Primary Health Care, University of Bristol