JAK inhibitors should be last-resort for high-risk patients: TGA safety alert
The TGA has issued a safety warning over Janus kinase inhibitor use in high-risk patients with chronic inflammatory conditions after a post-market study showed an…
Rachel Fieldhouse
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Helmet ventilation vs standard oxygen: Which is better for acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure?
Patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure who receive oxygen via a helmet interface likely have better survival rates than those given standard oxygen therapy, a…
Has the government given up on GPs bulk-billing all patients?
Tripling Medicare’s bulk-billing incentives was the centrepiece of the Federal Government’s budget sell. According to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, when the funding starts to flow in…
Time to upgrade pneumococcal vax for kids: PBAC
Most infants could soon receive the 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine under the National Immunisation Program after the PBAC recommended it be used instead of the…
GDM treatment before 20 weeks cuts risk of adverse neonatal events: Aus study
Treating gestational diabetes before 20 weeks cuts the risk of neonatal respiratory distress by a fifth compared with intervention later in pregnancy, Australian doctors report. …
‘Turning point’: World’s first RSV vax approved
The world’s first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine has been approved by the US medicines regulator for older adults. Approval of GSK’s protein-based vaccine, dubbed Arexvy,…
COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, WHO declares
After 40 months and one week, the WHO has decided that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency — even if it remains a…
Govt commits to national lung cancer screening from 2025
A national lung cancer screening program will commence in July 2025, with the Federal Government pledging $264 million in funding for next week’s budget. Minister…
Molnupiravir lowers long COVID risk: study
Molnupiravir may cut the risk of long COVID symptoms as well as post-acute death, regardless of a patient’s vaccination status or prior infection, US epidemiologists…
Burnet Institute study on mask mandates slapped with concerns notice
A Burnet Institute study that concluded mask mandates significantly curbed the spread of COVID-19 has attracted a warning notice from the journal that published it. …
