Global testing rates for world’s greatest killer fall 64% during the pandemic Nearly 18 million people died from cardiovascular disease over the past 12 months, around nine times as many as COVID. Due to the testing drop, experts predict that will only get worse.
Missed COVID cases highlight importance of GPs testing symptomatic patients Three of the recent coronavirus cases in NSW presented to general practice clinics, but were not initially referred for testing.
Two-thirds of Australians support pill testing at festivals: Survey Supporters hope public pressure will lead to policy changes, but opponents maintain ‘no pill is safe’.
Why has Melbourne initiated a new COVID testing blitz? The blitz is designed to flush out any pockets of asymptomatic infection. Should other parts of the country be taking the same approach?
COVID trade-offs: How to keep testing rates high With low case numbers and coronavirus fatigue setting in, is it time to make testing more palatable and favour quantity as much as quality?
Australia’s COVID-19 response may have saved more than 16,000 lives Despite some saying the response has been ‘drastic’, new research has highlighted its strengths, and the need to remain vigilant.
Baker’s yeast the secret behind 15-minute COVID test A new type of COVID-19 screening being developed by researchers in Queensland could provide results faster than a pregnancy test.
Many symptomatic Australians not staying home or getting testing This is despite compliance with other COVID-safe behaviours remaining high, a Monash University survey has found.
Many N95 masks do not properly fit women or people of Asian descent UPDATED: A literature review has found a lack of fit-testing may be placing some healthcare professionals at higher levels of COVID risk.
Serology study appears to support GPs’ hunch on coronavirus testing Up to 60,000 COVID cases may have been missed during the first wave of the pandemic, supporting the idea that testing criteria were not wide enough.