Queries over long COVID prevalence in Australia An international review estimates that 'at least' one in 10 people with COVID-19 will develop lasting symptoms, but that may overstate the risk.
In Practice: Digital health essentials A new webinar series aims to strengthen GPs’ digital health capabilities, starting with key cyber security concepts.
Most long COVID symptoms subside within a year of mild infection: Study The large-scale Israeli study also suggests that vaccination reduces the chance of breathlessness, one of the most common post-COVID symptoms.
Tenders open for demand-driven respiratory clinics As permanent GP-led clinics are phased out, a new arrangement is set to begin in March with clinics to be ‘activated as required’.
Increasingly complex presentations pile pressure on GPs Excessive red tape, business sustainability and staff shortages are also causing issues, according to a recent newsGP poll.
New antiviral may offer ‘less cumbersome’ COVID treatment option The Chinese-developed oral antiviral reportedly achieves similar outcomes to Paxlovid, but with fewer side effects and drug–drug interactions.
In Practice: Temporary telehealth exemption Until at least 31 March, high-risk COVID patients seeking PCR testing will not need to have an established clinical relationship to access telehealth.
The top general practice stories of 2022 Regulation, Medicare and COVID-19 are the dominant themes running through this year’s top 10 stories.
‘Disappointing news’: Government pulls Clinical Taskforce funding Formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce still hopes to attract support for its work.
How COVID-19 will be managed in 2023 ‘COVID exceptionalism’ and bespoke arrangements will be a thing of the past, according to a new Government plan.