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’.
The top general practice stories of 2023 Sixty-day dispensing, red tape and Medicare funding were high on the agenda for GPs this year.
Call for more investment in long COVID treatment Concern over long COVID clinic closures prompts push for more funding to boost care for patients with the condition.
‘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’.
Interest spikes as new COVID-19 vaccines land Supplies are due to arrive in general practices this week, with GPs seeing a significant upturn in patients wishing to get boosted.
RACGP ‘so incredibly important’: Michael Kidd The Deputy Chief Medical Officer stopped by his old stomping ground to share his inspiring views on the future of general practice.