Renewable-powered hospital campaign gains momentum GPs have backed a new push to have all new health infrastructure be powered by renewable energy, and for old hospitals to be retrofitted.
GPs warned of meningococcal B ‘major outbreak’ GPs are urged to encourage their patients to get vaccinated against the deadly disease, as case numbers continue to rise in Queensland.
RACGP represents on national climate change expert group GPs continue to lead the charge of warning of the health impacts of climate change, as a college Chair is appointed to the new group.
GPs warned amid worsening Legionnaires’ disease outbreak Healthcare professionals should have a ‘high index of suspicion’ for the disease, with dozens of cases already confirmed across Victoria.
Doctors issue nationwide call for climate change action Hundreds of medical doctors have urged the Federal Government to ban all new coal, oil and gas projects for public health.
Study busts smoking population myths The first national profile of Australia’s 2.5 million smokers shows many are educated, employed and do not have poor mental health.
‘We need to find a treatment’: World-leading researcher’s long COVID plea Dr Ziyad Al-Aly has lamented the lack of options for people with long COVID, saying they deserve treatment ‘yesterday’.
‘Never been a worse time’ for pharmacy prescribing to expand South Australia has announced during World AMR Awareness Week that community pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe antibiotics to treat UTIs.
GPs’ mobile outreach clinic transforms Hep C treatment With social barriers now the main obstacle to care for many patients, the Kombi Clinic is revolutionising treatment options for vulnerable groups.
In Practice: Women in Public Health A new network is aiming to reduce the gap between the number of women employed in the public health workforce and those in senior positions.