Experts conflicted on controversial caffeine–pregnancy study Clinicians and researchers are debating whether recommendations for caffeine consumption during pregnancy require ‘radical revision’.
Up to 80% of infected Victorian healthcare workers contracted COVID-19 at work The new statistics are vastly different to earlier government estimates of 15–20% and could increase, with hundreds of cases still under investigation.
RACGP urges Federal Government to invest in primary care Support is especially vital given the likely long-term impact of COVID-19, the college said in its updated pre-budget submission.
Fear, doubt and hope: GP stories from the aged care frontline Two GPs describe what it’s like caring for Australia’s most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Queensland relaxes border restrictions for healthcare access Patients outside designated ‘border bubbles’ will have more access to medical care without having to undergo a two-week quarantine.
HealthEngine ordered to pay $2.9m for ‘misleading conduct’ The penalty relates to sharing the personal information of more than 135,000 patients, publishing misleading patient reviews and ratings.
Australia has secured a COVID vaccine candidate. What happens next? With around 24 million people requiring a dose, questions remain over when and how it will be delivered, who will get first access, and if it will even work at all.
PPE debate continues as expert accuses authorities of following ‘false narratives’ One of Australia’s foremost infectious disease physicians says healthcare workers are being put at undue risk of coronavirus infection by current PPE guidelines.
Electronic prescribing now available across Melbourne The long-delayed rollout has been prioritised in Victoria in response to the state’s COVID-19 outbreak.
RACGP ‘deeply concerned’ by aged care proposals The aged care royal commission has drafted propositions that could dramatically affect GPs, including a ‘new primary care model’.