Molnupiravir still aids recovery from COVID-19: University of Oxford trial
Molnupiravir speeds up recovery in high-risk patients with COVID-19 but has no effect on death or hospitalisations compared with usual care, confirm the long-awaited results…
Siobhan Calafiore
Siobhan is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Meet the public servant who helped guide you through the COVID-19 crisis
For almost three years, Dr Lucas de Toca has been the face of the primary care response to COVID-19. But before his role as a…
Don’t rule out molnupiravir just yet, says RACGP
The RACGP is urging GPs to use their own clinical judgement when prescribing COVID-19 antivirals, following mixed messages regarding the appropriate use of molnupiravir. Last…
Is Professor Michael Kidd contradicting the national expert taskforce on prescribing molnupiravir?
This week a media storm burst after one of Australia’s top health officials issued a statement on the COVID-19 antiviral molnupiravir. The official turned out to be former RACGP…
Pneumococcal vax provides poor protection against severe disease in kids: Aus study
The 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine appears to provide very little protection against severe illness from prevailing serotypes in young children, Australian infectious diseases experts have warned.…
A GP consult within two days of hospital discharge slashes readmission risk, data shows
Patients who see their GP within two days of hospital discharge have 33% fewer readmissions within the first week than those who didn’t see their GP…
‘Our specialty is in crisis and we need to fight’: The RACGP’s new president speaks to AusDoc
If Dr Nicole Higgins’ plan comes off, federal and state governments won’t be able to ignore general practice for much longer. She has been handed…
ADHD drugs do not raise CVD risk, ‘reassuring’ meta-analysis shows
ADHD medications do not appear to increase patients’ risk of cardiovascular disease regardless of age group, suggests a large global study of 3.9 million patients.…
Rapunzel president and bad hair days: Dr Karen Price reflects on leading GPs through pandemic
It is fair to say Adjunct Clinical Professor Karen Price’s term as RACGP president has been like no other — both on a professional and…
RACGP stands by advocacy efforts as pharmacy prescribing trials proliferate
The RACGP’s outgoing president has defended the college’s political advocacy efforts in the wake of multiple pharmacy prescribing pilots popping up around the country. …
