Now is the time to increase hep C testing efforts: Burnet Institute
Most treatments are being prescribed for older cases, data suggest
Tag: Screening
AusDoc’s top stories of 2021: Vax rollout chaos and doctor’s billion-dollar burrito empire
We look back at another turbulent year.
Patient self-monitoring after melanoma excision ‘has potential’
A pilot study suggests that compared with clinician-led care, self-examination may lead to more timely detection of new malignant lesions.
Self-swabbing at home an option under HPV test revamp: expert
Women will need to attend their GP to collect the kit and for follow-up, Professor Marion Saville says.
Self-swabbing at home an option under HPV test revamp: expert
Women will need to attend their GP to collect the kit and for follow-up, Professor Marion Saville says.
Medicare cash coming for universal HPV self-swabbing
MBS items to support self-collection of vaginal swabs will be introduced in July 2022, Greg Hunt says.
Should men with Lynch syndrome be screened for prostate cancer?
First results from the international IMPACT study suggest two pathogenic gene variants put carriers at increased risk.
GP heart health checks being missed because of COVID-19: Heart Foundation
It estimates 345 heart attacks, strokes and heart disease deaths could have been prevented if the checks went ahead.
Clinical breast exams ‘low value’ for women with genetic risk
A retrospective study of Australian patients under intense surveillance because of germline mutations shows the exams don’t improve cancer detect…
A GP guide to primary aldosteronism
Increased awareness and active screening for this condition in the primary care setting are key to timely diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.<…
