COVID-19 Risk Calculator expanded GPs can now use the tool to undertake a personalised assessment for patients’ risk of developing long COVID-19 six months after infection.
Calls for expansion of multidisciplinary pain management The latest pain report shines a light on the need for multidisciplinary programs to be scaled up, in a bid to increase access and reduce stigma.
Exercise most benefits those with highest OA pain: Study Research indicates physical activity may be particularly important to manage depression in people with greater osteoarthritis-related pain.
Asthma breakthrough could prevent disease development New research is paving the way for an ‘exciting’ asthma treatment after scientists isolated a molecule crucial to long-term protection.
GPs key to fighting vaccine fatigue: RACGP In a new Government submission, the college warned that a resurgence of preventable diseases and fragmentation of care is threatening patients.
Fight ramps up to formalise GPs’ disaster response role The RACGP say GPs should be integrated into emergency response plans, after doctors were turned away from evacuation centres due to poor planning.
Australia records first life expectancy drop in decades Despite healthcare spending increases, chronic conditions present a key challenge for individuals, governments and society as a whole, the AIHW says.
Nearly 100 aged care facilities record COVID vax rates below 10% With more than 450 active outbreaks at last count, experts say the ‘disappointingly low’ coverage is putting the already vulnerable at risk.
July MBS changes revealed MBS indexation and the removal of COVID telehealth rebates and exemptions headline this year’s updates.
GPs forced to manage critical pain relief shortage ‘as best we can’ Patients and doctors are becoming increasingly distressed about the shortfall, which has been impacting care for more than 18 months.