Report highlights value of telehealth phone consultations The RACGP has welcomed the findings, which show the total number of GP consultations increased by 11% with the widespread introduction of telehealth.
ATAGI releases Moderna guidance for children aged 6–11 The RACGP has welcomed the announcement, but says more funding and support is needed for general practice.
Pharmacy Guild misrepresents government report to support own agenda The peak body representing pharmacy owners has said a Queensland Health report recommends expanded pharmacy prescribing. But is that what it really says?
Controversial Alzheimer’s drug under TGA review ‘should not be approved’ Patients will be put at risk and taxpayers will face a significant economic burden if aducanumab receives regulatory approval, experts say.
A quarter of the primary care nurse workforce could soon quit, survey shows Having faced a growing workload in recent years, the national data points to the longer term consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, with nurses citing exhaustion and burnout.
Study finds statin intolerance overestimated and overdiagnosed Fewer than 10% of patients prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs experience side effects, according to the world’s largest study on statin intolerance.
Booster protection wanes after four months – what does this mean for winter in Australia? The US CDC’s latest report on the durability of booster protection has found a more than 20% decline in effectiveness against emergency department encounters.
New treatments found to induce peanut allergy remission in children Australian researchers have discovered two treatments that are highly effective at inducing remission and improving quality of life.
RACGP resigns from pharmacy trial steering committee The college has said a ‘truly inappropriate’ trial that would allow pharmacists to diagnose and treat more than 20 complex conditions must end.
RACGP calls for immediate exemption to 12-month telehealth rule for vulnerable GPs The college is urging the Federal Government to change compliance rules to allow immunocompromised GPs and those in isolation to safely continue caring for patients.