Free HIV medicines now offered in all but two states
Victoria and Tasmania are now the only states where co-payments for HIV antiretrovirals remain after the Queensland Government announced it would waive fees from 1…
Tag: Sexual health
How I developed the essential medical skill of remaining unfazed no matter what a patient says
The art of remaining nonchalant in the face of whatever crazy, cockamamie, confabulated or crude confession a patient may reveal is a valuable skill for…
GP faces angry backlash over her ‘graphic’ sex education book
The original article stated Associate Professor Melissa Kang had declined to comment. This has been updated to make clear Professor Kang was approached through her…
Stigma of being ‘the abortion GP’ will diminish after TGA reforms, says MSI Australia
Scrapping registration rules for GPs who prescribe MS-2 Step should stop the ‘abortion doctor’ stigma deterring new providers, says MSI Australia. From 1 August, GPs will no longer…
Doctors warn sexual health clinics under pressure as STI cases rise
A leading sexual health specialist has warned STIs are rising in part due to the “vicious cycle” of clinics struggling to meet higher demand. Melbourne…
Doctors on alert amid rise in antibiotic-resistant shigellosis
Antibiotic-resistant shigella infections are increasing in Victoria, with health authorities urging GPs to request stool cultures for suspected cases. A health alert issued by the…
Spot Dx — What’s behind these lesions?
Jasmine, a 24-year-old hairdresser, presents to her GP concerned about some genital lesions that have developed over the last few weeks. Test your clinical know-how…
Managing the great mimic
Need to know: Infectious syphilis notification rates in Australia have been steadily increasing since 2011, with the majority of cases affecting gay, bisexual and other…
Dedicated LARC insertion clinics key to greater IUD uptake: study
IUD uptake among Australian women could be boosted if GPs had the option to provide a rapid referral to dedicated long-acting reversible contraceptive insertion clinics,…
Is doxycycline PEP the new morning after pill for STIs?
A single dose of doxycycline taken within three days of condomless sex cuts the risk of gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis diagnoses by two thirds among…
