Fractures can be deadly. Why is preventive action rare? What’s your skeletal age? It may well be much older than your date of birth – especially if you have osteoporosis or a fracture.
Vaccine’s reduced efficacy against COVID variant ‘worrying’ South Africa has paused its rollout of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. What does this mean for Australia?
Skilled, needed – and stuck overseas Dozens of doctors – including GPs – have not been able to secure flights to Australia despite having a job lined up in an area of need.
Red tape amid a rural health crisis: Why it can take years to recruit a GP for the bush Practice owners and recruiters bemoan sluggish GP recruitment as the rural workforce shortage worsens.
Medical training highly rated – but bullying still a problem GPs in training reported the lowest rates of harassment and bullying of all the groups surveyed.
Latest hotel quarantine leak proves ‘we’re not learning’ Hotel quarantine has now been breached in every mainland state in Australia, leading experts to label the latest failure ‘Groundhog Day’.
Novavax confirms efficacy against emerging coronavirus variants New data on Australia’s third vaccine candidate shows it is highly effective against most COVID-19 variants, which may prove crucial as production bottlenecks force delays among other options.
Will the new COVID vaccine ads help curb hesitancy? The $24 million campaign is aimed at reassuring Australians that the vaccines used in the rollout are safe and effective.
Questions over timing as 201 GPs sent ‘please explain’ letter on anaesthetics billing Is now the right time for a new compliance letter as Australia’s GPs prepare for their role in the COVID vaccination push? GPs say no.
Don’t panic: New COVID strains are not ‘escape mutants’ and vaccines should still work The variants have shut down nations and led to surges of new cases and deaths – but experts say current vaccines should still protect against the mutations.