Should patients with only gastrointestinal symptoms be tested for COVID-19? Experts differ on whether patients displaying only these symptoms should be tested, despite a small – but growing – number of people returning positive samples.
Are we about to see a new dawn for point-of-care testing? The potential of point-of-care testing has not been realised for decades – but that may be about to change.
Mass testing and ‘ring fences’: Victoria’s stage three COVID-19 response As a community transmission-fuelled outbreak threatens to get out of control and suburbs are locked down, newsGP explores containment efforts and general practice’s role in stopping the spread.
Study raises questions over long-term COVID-19 immunity Antibodies in previously infected patients dropped substantially after two to three months.
Better pregnancy health labels on alcohol a ‘whole-of-community issue’ Healthcare organisations and individuals around Australia are calling for clear and consistent labelling to expand harm-minimisation strategies.
‘This is a public health bushfire’: Victoria to rollout saliva test in COVID-19 blitz The State Government is ramping up testing as daily case numbers continue to spike.
‘Just because you want it to be over doesn’t mean it is’ Victoria has recorded 165 coronavirus cases in three days, with the state’s Chief Health Officer saying the situation ‘will get worse before it gets better’, but the ongoing spike is not being called a second wave.
‘Patients trust us more than any other doctor’: GPs perfectly placed to deal with systemic racism Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the most incarcerated people in the world and have health outcomes equivalent to developing countries. But GPs can help.
SafeScript reduces some harms, but exacerbates others: Researchers More integrated mental health and drug treatment services may be needed to offset the risk of increased mortality.
No adverse fetal outcomes with prolonged storage of frozen embryos The new research should be very reassuring for women who have IVF babies, according to an Australian expert.