New strain emerges from world’s longest case of COVID-19 The treatment-resistant variant mutated after infecting a heavily immunosuppressed man for 613 days but was not passed on to the community.
Antipsychotics for dementia raise ‘risk of serious harm’: Study From pneumonia to heart attacks, new research revealed the drugs do more harm than first thought, with the risks highest soon after initiation.
Study shows long COVID symptoms resolve for most But research is needed to understand what can be done for the one in three people with ongoing symptoms after two years.
Modelling reveals number of lives saved by COVID vaccine rollout Research suggests the campaign saved nearly 18,000 over-50s in NSW alone between August 2021 and July 2022.
In Practice: Practical pain management A new webinar will present practical ideas GPs can implement with patients experiencing chronic pain.
Study questions Paxlovid’s COVID-19 ‘usefulness’ Researchers say the antiviral does little to reduce symptom duration for some vaccinated patients, but still recommended its use for the vulnerable.
In Practice: Bulk-billing incentives module update Services Australia has updated its bulk-billing educational module to include the tripled incentive items.
How RACGP Foundation seed funding blossomed into MRFF grant What started as a small, GP-led diabetes research project recently received close to $1 million to expand into other areas of chronic disease.
Long COVID diagnosis ‘validation’ for suffering patients A GP expert is speaking out after Queensland’s CHO said the term ‘long COVID’ can cause ‘unnecessary fear’ and should be scrapped.
New GP resource aims to help asthma patients’ sleep The document advises doctors not to ‘accept nocturnal asthma symptoms as normal’, offering instruction for treating sleep disturbances.