Alarm over patients ‘mixing and matching’ vax themselves
A Sydney man has revealed he's had four doses of two different vaccines - a trend the WHO says is 'dangerous'.
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
PM urges earlier AstraZeneca second doses
Scott Morrisons says those in COVID-19 outbreak areas should have it in eight rather than 12 weeks.
GP fends off ‘vexatious’ $2 million negligence claim
The patient claimed Dr Mehri Azghandi-Gonabadi had failed to give him his medical records, but the District Court of South Australia didn't agree.<…
Lack of vaccine side effects no cause for concern: study
Antibodies are not lower in those who do not report systemic symptoms following immunisation with mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, reports a pre-print paper…
Pets often catch SARS-CoV-2 from owners, study confirms
The Dutch research supports human-to-pet transmission but it is still not known if pet-to-human transmission is a risk.
Australia’s first TTS patient lost 2m of bowel
The 44-year old healthcare worker was admitted to a Melbourne hospital earlier this year after his first AstraZeneca dose, write his doctors in the…
Doctor banned for emotionally abusing patient
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal heard he seduced the woman who had PTSD and abused her for months, including shouting at her in consults.
Mix-and-match doses boosts immune response to AZ: study
In a Lancet preprint paper, Oxford University researchers say an AstraZeneca dose followed by Pfizer produced the best T-cell responses.
Beautician who faked it as a doctor fined
An AHPRA investigation discovered Aliaa Sherif, who ran an anti-aging clinic in Victoria, had been passing herself off as a cosmetic doctor for mor…
Study suggests reason for red meat’s colorectal cancer risk
US researchers have identified for the first time an alkylating mutational signature in colon cells that can be linked to high meat consumption.
