Why this registrar plays chess with a retired doctor living in aged care
ICU registrar Dr Aquib Chowdhury, 31, volunteers to regularly visit a doctor living in aged care as a way of giving back to the profession.…
Tag: Coronavirus
Quick Guide for Telehealth and COVID-19 MBS items — the August issue
AusDoc’s August telehealth and COVID-19 MBS items Quick Guide is now available. Included are the changes that came into play with the new financial year.…
I now know why antivirals can be a tough medicine to take
For those of us of a certain age, ocean cruises are a wonderful if not dangerous way to travel. My wife and I like cruising,…
Pollies vs science: Senate’s excess deaths inquiry is an ideologically driven waste of time
As some of you following the news may know, the Australian Senate is currently holding an inquiry into excess mortality. It sounds important and you…
Tenfold differences in vax rates between neighbouring GP practices: Grattan Institute
Massive differences in vaccination rates at GP practices just a few kilometres apart has prompted calls for a funding overhaul. A Grattan Institute report has…
Leading GP warns ‘massive explosion’ in preventable illness threatens to overwhelm EDs
Cases of influenza, pertussis and gastroenteritis have surged, with a leading GP warning the spike in flu was yet to peak in parts of Australia,…
RACGP demands return of $80 MBS item for COVID-19 antiviral prescribing
The RACGP is lobbying the Federal Government to bring back the $80.10 MBS item for COVID-19 antiviral prescribing that was axed on Monday. The college…
Telehealth MBS Quick Guide for July – FY25 rebates and updates
The new financial year brings indexation of rebates and a raft of changes to items and exemptions to AusDoc’s Telehealth and COVID-19 MBS Items Quick Guide From…
MBS telehealth existing relationship exemption for patients with COVID-19 gets the chop
Patients with COVID-19 will be restricted to telehealth consultations with their regular practice from 1 July after Medicare scraps their exemption to the existing relationship…
Chills and headaches after a COVID-19 vax a good sign for immunity: study
Patients who report headache, fatigue or fever after their COVID-19 shot may be heartened by findings that show the presence of post-vaccination symptoms may mean…
