GPs ignored in coronavirus mental health plan
AMA President Dr Tony Bartone says the National Mental Health Commission's COVID-19 response plan is 'disappointing'.
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
Doctors around the globe pen letter to G20 leaders
The world's post-coronavirus economic plan should centre on public health, say 40 million healthcare professionals from 90 countries.
Baby given cannabis drug in world first: UK
Oscar Parodi was born with neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; doctors hope the drug will protect his brain from further damage.
Patients who hear voices benefit from talking to an Avatar
The therapy involves a computerised representation of the voice that gives patients more control over it, say UK researchers.
Does vitamin D protect against coronavirus?
Recent headlines have suggested vitamin D deficiency could increase the risk of dying from COVID-19, and in turn, that we should consider taking vitamin D…
Take note Trump – public health usually wins out in the end
It would be nice to think that there may be some benefits of COVID-19 to outweigh the many harms. And that our leaders will be lauded, as they are …
Spit travels further on a windy day, shows virus study
Findings from a new model suggest the 1.5m social distancing rule may not be enough when it's breezy.
Hunt welcomes global investigation into COVID-19
A record 137 countries backed the World Health Assembly resolution, including China.
Death rate is 4% in kids in ICU with COVID-19
A case series suggests the virus' clinical course is less severe and hospital outcomes are better in critically ill children compared with adults.…
Govt launches inquiry into coronavirus-linked illness in kids
The symptoms are akin to Kawasaki disease and have developed in almost 100 American children.
