After a major spinal injury, this renowned GP is determined to get back to work A crowdfunding campaign has sprung up to help Professor Chris Del Mar transition from hospital to home.
RACGP lobbies MPs to overturn ‘shortsighted’ pharmacy prescribing trial The RACGP has taken the unprecedented step of writing to Queensland’s parliamentarians in a bid to halt the state’s trial allowing pharmacists to prescribe specific antibiotics.
International commitment to tackle antimicrobial resistance The World Health Assembly’s 194 member states have called for continued action on the ‘global warming’ of healthcare.
Antibiotic prescribing down but ‘superbug’ threat remains Antimicrobial resistance remains an ongoing risk to patient safety despite GPs leading the charge against antibiotic overuse, a new report has found.
RACGP condemns pharmacist prescribing of the pill and certain antibiotics Questions raised over Queensland trial broadening pharmacists’ scope of practice.
An all-but-forgotten use of biological killers may help beat superbugs Bacteriophage viruses seek out and kill specific bacteria – even drug-resistant strains.
Antibiotic resistance: Australia is getting better, but has room to improve Three-quarters of Australians are aware of the term ‘antibiotic resistance’.
Experts advise against prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for asthma As the two-year anniversary of the Melbourne thunderstorm asthma event approaches, specialists have cautioned against prescribing antibiotics to children with severe asthma symptoms.
From peaceful coexistence to potential peril: The bacteria that live in and on us Bacteria are everywhere, including in and on our bodies.
Fighting antibiotic resistance in residential aged care Residential aged care facilities are an important frontier in antibiotic stewardship, but they present their own particular challenges for GPs.