Booster take-up disparities widen Striking contrasts in booster coverage are emerging in different local government areas. What can be done to address the inequities?
‘Surprising’ low antibody response in children with mild COVID The research was conducted on adults and children with similar viral loads following infection with the Wuhan strain.
GP resignations leave PHN without general practice voice The moves come in the wake of controversy surrounding the proposed North Queensland pharmacy prescribing pilot.
First safety data on Novavax released Early information on the administration of the Novavax vaccine in Australia is in line with clinical trials data, the TGA has reported.
‘Doctors might be intimidated’: GP blasts NSW complaints body A single anonymous complaint was enough for one Taree GP to receive a warning about ‘maintaining constructive communication’ in public.
Why are Aboriginal Australians still dying from an entirely preventable disease? An AJGP editorial last year highlighted the abject failure in closing the gap for rheumatic heart disease. Since then, the divide has widened further still.
Out-of-pocket costs leaving chronically ill vulnerable: Report Australian patients are paying more for healthcare than many other comparable countries, new analysis suggests. Changes have been floated, but what would they mean for general practice?
Research suggests COVID affects brain even in milder cases Authors say more work is needed to establish the biological mechanism causing changes to the brain, as well as the longer-term impacts.
IWD: View from the eye of the COVID storm From a Canberra general practice to the heart of the COVID-19 response, Dr Stephanie Davis reflects on her career and the challenges for female GPs.
‘Devastating’: The despair of our Ukrainian GPs As war rages in Eastern Europe, the Ukrainian medical community in Australia is doing its best to offer support.