CrazySocks4Docs to shine a light on doctor mental health newsGP speaks with campaign founder Dr Geoff Toogood about the ongoing need to be aware of doctors’ mental health.
Flu vaccine supplies increase to accommodate record uptake Additional vaccines are set for Australia following a horror start to the flu season.
Policy could see vulnerable patients denied vaccines GPs in SA and Tasmania are potentially turning away patients at risk of contracting measles, due to restrictions on government-supplied vaccines.
Federal Government releases record number of flu vaccines As Australia grapples with a surge in influenza cases, Health Minister Greg Hunt hopes to encourage high vaccination rates throughout the country.
WHO pushes immunisation message as vaccination rates stagnate World Immunisation Week has been punctuated by reports of millions of children missing out on vaccines over the past 10 years.
Good for the herd GPs are reminding patients of the importance of up-to-date vaccinations in order to ensure herd immunity and keep vulnerable people protected.
Immunisation researchers re-open anti-vaccination PhD debate A new peer-reviewed journal article takes aim at a controversial PhD awarded to one of Australia’s most vocal anti-vaccination activists.
When children of vaccine-hesitant parents want to be immunised newsGP speaks with medico-legal expert Dr Sara Bird about under-18-year-olds who want vaccinations despite their parents’ wishes.
Australian measles rates continue to escalate Echoing a trend being seen across the globe, Australia has recorded a huge number of measles cases in the first three months of 2019.
Countering science scepticism, one patient at a time A GP medical writer and a science communicator discuss the ‘wicked problem’ of science scepticism and how best to tackle it.