Risk of infecting others with COVID-19 key concern for healthcare workers GPs around Australia are under significant stress due to coronavirus and concerns regarding a lack of PPE, risk of passing the infection on to others and increased working hours.
Clinical course of COVID-19: What GPs need to know newsGP looks at the presenting symptoms, how the illness progresses clinically, and why patients deteriorate.
Survival improving via cancer screening – but participation low GPs are at the frontline to promote increased participation rates.
Push to include anosmia as recognised COVID-19 symptom Experts believe there is a potential to reduce transmission if patients with new onset anosmia are told to self-isolate due to this symptom alone.
Ibuprofen and COVID-19: What GPs need to know Questions are swirling about the potential risks of using ibuprofen while infected with COVID-19.
ACE-inhibitors, ARBs and COVID-19: What GPs need to know Some are considering the role of antihypertensives in the coronavirus pandemic, but experts warn against abruptly stopping these medications.
Examining factors that worsen coronavirus severity Certain factors influence the case fatality rate for patients infected with COVID-19, with experts advising such patients to take extra precautions.
One in four patients did not see a GP when they needed: AIHW Patients in remote areas, as well as those with higher health needs, were most likely not to see a doctor when they felt it was required.
Is it time to consider self-testing for respiratory illness? At-home diagnostic medical devices have been floated as a potential way to ease the strain on public health, but experts say concerns remain.
Johnson & Johnson to pay millions to pelvic mesh patients But one expert laments the difficulty in fixing issues for women who have experienced complications from the implants.