Rural Health Commissioner ‘worked tirelessly’ to close health gaps In his last day in the office for Australia’s inaugural National Rural Health Commissioner, Professor Paul Worley is leaving to plaudits.
Pharmacy prescribing trial launches A controversial trial allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics for UTIs has gone ahead amid renewed questions on pharmacy vaccination programs.
Evidence suggests it’s time to lower the bowel cancer screening age Experts and a young GP with bowel cancer are pushing for screening to start earlier.
Victorian GPs urgently call for coronavirus location data as state braces for fresh surge GPs want as much data as possible to help protect their patients and themselves as the state braces for a second wave.
Learning to be patient: This GP had to switch roles after his cancer diagnosis Dr Sean Mitchell has learned a lot about doctors, patients and himself during his time on the other side of healthcare.
Do children’s healthy blood vessels protect them from severe COVID-19? The virus is now known to target endothelial cells present in every blood vessel – and that may open up new treatment options.
Evidence suggests pandemic coronavirus may be seasonal Unlike the related viruses that cause SARS and MERS.
Extended dispensing left out of new pharmacy agreement The decision to reportedly omit the long-sought reform from the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has raised questions.
Australia’s footy and festival crowds set to return Up to 10,000 people could soon go to public events, with states and territories to relax restrictions following the latest national cabinet meeting.
‘We can’t say they don’t have it’: Patients seeking impossible clearances for coronavirus The RACGP has created a template to help GPs grappling with requests for employer-mandated medical clearances that ‘guarantee’ patients are virus-free before returning to work.