Running a general practice during a pandemic When the latest Victorian lockdown was announced, Dr Toai Phan’s heart sank.
Why GPs consider leaving general practice. And why they stay It is not uncommon for doctors to think about walking away from general practice, but newsGP speaks to two who are glad they didn’t.
Grommets no better than antibiotics at stopping recurrent OM: Research However, if antibiotics are chosen as the treatment modality, continuous low-dose prophylaxis is preferred to episodic therapy.
Potential COVID treatment reduces viral count in mice lungs by 99.9% And experts believe this form of medicine will translate to similar outcomes in humans, making it a ‘viable therapy’ for COVID-19.
When friends and family ask for medical advice newsGP speaks with three GPs about how they respond when asked for informal assistance.
Intermediate hyperglycaemia nearly doubles risk of major CV event And research suggests the risk remains high, even if blood glucose levels are later brought under control.
‘Minimised and often dismissed’: Calls for reforms to miscarriage care This comes on the heels of a new paper that has found approximately 20% of women experience PTSD nine months after miscarriage.
Antihypertensives may benefit people with normal blood pressure But experts worry about the potential real-world benefits and harms of putting ‘millions more’ people on these drugs.
Should GPs routinely prescribe naloxone to people who use opioids? Experts believe this measure may be life-saving, likening it to using an Epipen for anaphylaxis or intramuscular glucagon.
Lack of awareness key barrier to breast cancer chemoprophylaxis It can reduce the risk of breast cancer by one-third to one-half, yet new research finds 35% of GPs are unaware of chemoprophylaxis.