No progress on lowering preterm birth rate in past decade: WHO More than 150 million babies were born early between 2010–20, a new report highlighting the global ‘silent emergency’ shows.
Australia bucked global mortality trend in 2020: AIHW But while there were fewer deaths than expected, the pandemic still had profound effects on healthcare and general practice.
Are COVID death rates really falling globally? Around the world, COVID is becoming a disease of younger people, and death rates may be tracking lower. But experts warn against complacency and reliance on at-times rubbery data.
Stillbirth and neonatal death: Causes and reducing risk This episode focuses on the medical aspects of stillbirth and neonatal death, including risk factors, causes, presentations, and various ways to reduce the risk.
Why does the coronavirus fatality rate differ so much around the world? Inadequate testing, ageing populations and overwhelmed health systems may be key factors for higher death rates, experts say.
Do doctors grieve differently? After Dr Alison Edwards lost her soulmate, grief took hold. Who else, she wondered, knew what this was like?
Am I a better GP after my father’s death? Dr Claire Denness wonders whether the rawness of grief has helped her as a doctor.
Health, social and economic: The impacts of alcohol and other drugs The most up-to-date information on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Australia has been released.
Fifty per cent of total deaths potentially avoidable: Report Many avoidable deaths could have been potentially prevented by individualised care, or treated through existing primary or hospital care.
Talking about organ donation in general practice Dr Chris Hogan spoke to newsGP about initiating what can be a delicate conversation.