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A new Australian study on the mortality gap for people experiencing severe mental health conditions compared with the general population shows that the gap has narrowed. But for psychotic disorders, ...

For many doctors, retirement isn’t a simple question of age. From mounting workload and burnout to financial readiness and life beyond medicine, the decision to step away from clinical practice is ...

Researchers exploring the relationship between nutrition and brain health say diet is a modifiable determinant of depression and anxiety.

Understanding whether a tool is regulated as an AI medical device can help doctors make more informed decisions about which tools are appropriate to use in their clinical practice. As AI becomes more ...

Around one in 20 Australian doctors will be named in a medical negligence claim. This guide covers what GPs need to know: duty of care, informed consent, documentation, and what to do when things go ...

Conversations about mortality help patients and families navigate uncertainty while ensuring care remains aligned with their values, goals and preferences. Medicine has never been better at treating ...

H5N1 Avian Flu has now reached every Australian state. Experts at the CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) are tracking its transmission. For the past six years, the world has ...

Experts call for more investment and intervention to reduce alarming dementia rates. Figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Dementia in Australia report show the number of people ...

Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas presents a disturbing vision of a potential AI future, and general practice will not be immune to its pitfalls. As I’ve gotten older I am finding that I’m more invested ...

Our country has a gambling problem. More than 8% of adults are negatively impacted by gambling, on some level. And 1% of adults experience extreme gambling harm, meaning they’re gambling at very high ...

This article examines how personality traits and psychological distress can amplify gut complaints, and why recognising these factors can improve diagnosis and management. A patient presents with ...