In Practice: Long COVID support for GPs The RACGP is hosting a CPD-approved session to keep GPs up to date with effective diagnosis and management for often complex long COVID conditions.
How COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain Mounting research shows the disease can lead to an array of problems, including significant drops in IQ scores, writes Dr Ziyad Al-Aly.
Rapidly changing evidence sparks need for ‘living’ guidelines The RACGP has requested Federal Government support to establish clinical resources that incorporate new information as it comes to hand.
Why the emergence of JN.1 is significant The new COVID variant is an evolutionary ‘step change’ in the pandemic, according to Australian researchers.
How long does immunity last after a COVID infection? Dr Lara Herrero and Wesley Freppel assess the latest evidence, including the impact vaccination and emerging variants can have.
Study links blood protein changes to long COVID Researchers are hopeful that the findings could help improve diagnosis and treatment of a condition it says remains ‘poorly understood’.
New COVID variant ‘taking off like a rocket’ Despite states and territories reporting large case increases, many Australians have not received booster vaccinations to protect against JN.1.
Tighten Paxlovid eligibility: PBAC advice The committee that looks at PBS listings has recommended the first-line COVID-19 treatment be limited to the highest risk patients aged 50–69 years.
Primary care boost key to better pandemic response: Report The Grattan Institute has set out why it believes improved funding would reduce the higher toll on the most vulnerable communities.
GPs crucial to fighting future pandemics: RACGP The college is calling for recognition of GPs as frontline workers if a pandemic hits, while pleading with leaders to ‘cut us some slack’.