How do telehealth and face-to-face consults differ?
One of the big policy debates for general practice next year will be the long-term plans for telehealth funding — one of the belated technology…
Tag: Pathology
‘I see (touch, hear and smell) dead people’
Doing an autopsy is a sensory event, the GP writes in her new book.
Pathology giants see profits soar during pandemic
Medicare has funded more than 14 million PCR tests since the pandemic began.
Pathology companies have made big profits off COVID-19, but rapid tests are on the way
Throughout the pandemic, Australians with a sniffle or other cold and flu symptoms have been encouraged to get a PCR test – a swab of…
What’s this dark lesion that’s doubled in size?
Damien, a 55-year-old golf coach, presents with an enlarging lesion over the medial canthus of his right eye.
PSA testing ‘overused’ in older asymptomatic men, Aussie study finds
Primary care data show poor adherence to screening guidelines.
Cervical screening: Patients can self-collect HPV at home, GPs told
Home-based collection can be offered to underscreened women, including telehealth patients, anywhere in Australia, says Professor Marion Saville.
Can you flush out the cause of this unilateral hidrosis?
Matt is a 23-year-old university student who presents with a six-month history of left-sided facial flushing and sweating after exercise, hot showe…
Pinpointing the rare cause of a painful, swollen knee
Is it a septic spectre or something else?
Medicare item for HPV self-collection gets green light
GPs will be able to offer self-swabbing to anyone eligible for the cervical screening program if the government accepts the recommendation.
