Natural remedies: Help or harm? With flu season upon us, newsGP speaks to four experts about what GPs should know when it comes to complementary and alternative medicines.
Flu vaccine supplies increase to accommodate record uptake Additional vaccines are set for Australia following a horror start to the flu season.
Australian researchers developing single vaccine for flu and pneumonia As Australia remains in the grip of a severe flu season, a new vaccine may be able to take on two deadly respiratory diseases at once.
Questions over expansion of Tasmania’s flu vaccine program Allowing pharmacists to administer vaccinations to children as young as 10 risks patient safety, according to the RACGP.
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.
GPs the key to flu vaccinations for pregnant women A study has identified a strong recommendation from healthcare providers, particularly GPs, as the most important factor in increasing influenza vaccine uptake among pregnant women.
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.
The year so far in general practice Locally, nationally, clinically, professionally, the beginning of 2019 has been a busy time for general practice. We look at the most popular newsGP articles from the first part of the year.
Flu season 2019: What we know With thousands of cases and a handful of deaths already confirmed this year, experts examine what we know so far in 2019.
Taking steps to combat another deadly flu season Will six million free doses of flu vaccine be enough to curb the predicted thousands of deaths in 2019?