Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a complication of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine that should elicit a high index of suspicion when patients present with persistent headache post vaccination.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, general practitioners have played the crucial part of health gatekeepers, which should be acknowledged and appreciated.

At-home screening and risk stratification are strategies that can be employed at times of disruption to maintain adequate levels of cancer prevention and early detection.

Changes in perinatal healthcare services due to COVID-19 have resulted in an altered antenatal and postnatal schedule, which may reduce screening, detection and treatment of mental illness.

A woman presented to the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting a slightly pruritic rash that had developed five days after the onset of fever, cough and malaise.

COVID-19 has precipitated a new range of activities, including expanding the content, context and funding of telehealth.

In scoping the emerging literature on COVID-19 during 2020 and considering its policy relevance, we identified six emerging challenges that highlight the importance of the five principles.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced face-to-face medical consultations, reduced diagnoses of thin melanomas and delayed presentations of thick melanomas were anticipated.

The sixth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks looks beyond the acute epidemic to the rationale for surveillance systems, mandatory notification and social determinants.

The pandemic statistics highlight the need for ongoing, careful follow-up of all patients with COVID-19 with regular screening for likely long-term persistent neurological involvements.

This fifth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks explores ethical aspects of public health action, information disclosure and research in an epidemic.

The difference in the quality of care provided in nursing home facilities in Brazil proved to be important for facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians has developed a guideline for primary care practitioners to assist with safe return of patients to physical activity after COVID-19.

This fourth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks introduces the larger legislative, executive and social framework within which health protection takes place.

We recommend a precautionary approach to respiratory protection for healthcare workers potentially exposed to SARS-CoV-2 until the efficacy of surgical masks can be proven.