Switch it up: Why using different arms for vaccine doses could be a good idea
It might be worth asking patients to switch it up for their COVID-19 vaccines, with a study showing alternating arms between doses may produce a…
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$19 million paid out under COVID-19 vax compo scheme
The Federal Government has compensated 256 patients for severe COVID-19 vaccine side effects under its vaccine claims scheme, which will close to new applicants on…
How accurate were the COVID-19 rapid tests sold in Australia?
Australians have dutifully shoved swabs up their noses for over two years, in general complying with the bedrock of COVID-19 testing, the rapid antigen home…
February Telehealth and COVID-19 Quick Guide
AusDoc’s February telehealth and COVID-19 MBS items Quick Guide is now available. For detailed descriptors and details, go to mbsonline.gov.au. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering…
Spot Dx — Is COVID a clue to this itchy crease?
A 29-year-old female of Chinese descent presents to the dermatologist with a three-month history of an itchy antecubital rash bilaterally. Test your clinical know-how by…
Meet the 13 GPs recognised in the Australia Day Honours
From volunteer firefighters to volunteer bagpipe players, rural champions, charity founders and flying doctors — both the royal variety and Qantas variety — a spectrum…
Chief Medical Officer denies ‘losing track’ of COVID-19 figures
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly has denied the government has “lost track” of COVID-19 transmission, saying the virus is being monitored like any other…
Is Australia floundering? We offer enlightenment amid the COVID-19 chaos
Reading through Professor Adrian Esterman’s responses to our questions, you may get the uncomfortable feeling that we’re floundering under the current COVID-19 wave. There is,…
New variant behind latest COVID-19 wave will ‘eventually dominate’
A new and highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variant has been blamed for the latest spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations, but a leading epidemiologist warns the…
PBAC wants COVID-19 antiviral prescribing rules tightened as cost reaches $1 billion
The PBAC has warned that the $981 million annual cost of subsiding COVID-19 antivirals must be curbed with stricter PBS criteria or price cuts for the manufacturers. …
