Hard questions over infection control as COVID-19 hits aged care GPs have called for urgent attention to better infection control, with confirmed cases of coronavirus now found in 40 facilities across Melbourne.
This practice went all but off grid with solar and batteries. Here’s why Independence from the power grid can make financial sense – and provide a form of insurance – according to practice owners.
Should Australia switch from suppression to elimination? Top epidemiologists and virologists are calling for Australia to pursue an explicit coronavirus elimination strategy as Victoria grapples with the fallout from rising community cases and its second lockdown.
Superspreading events due to environment, not individuals That is the view of prominent virologist Associate Professor Ian Mackay.
Asthma medication shortages reported as Victorians bunker down Stockpiling and wholesaler restrictions are leading to localised shortages, forcing patients to go hunting for the vital medications.
Anxiety and depression medication rates spike amid ongoing uncertainty Experts have long predicted the coronavirus – and the lockdowns needed to curtail it – will lead to a long tail of mental health impacts.
Electronic prescribing enters testing phase ahead of rollout Simple, fast and secure – that’s what GPs are hoping for as the new era of electronic prescribing nears.
GPs step up as Melbourne locks down With anxiety and distress spiking in suburbs plunged back into lockdown, GPs are answering the call to help in any way they can.
Top experts call for major new coalition on non-medical pandemic research The best successes against the ever-growing coronavirus pandemic have so far not come from drugs or vaccines, but from behavioural and social techniques.
Are we about to see a new dawn for point-of-care testing? The potential of point-of-care testing has not been realised for decades – but that may be about to change.