Jocelyn Wright

Jocelyn Wright

Jocelyn is a medical journalist with a special interest in women's and children's health.

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Australian Doctor News

GP respiratory clinics 'prioritised' for mask distribution, says Professor Michael Kidd

3rd April 2020
GPs running designated respiratory clinics will be prioritised in distribution plans for the "few million" extra surgical…
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Update
Australian Doctor News

GPs urged to limit face-to-face antenatal visits

2nd April 2020
GPs and other antenatal care providers are being advised to pivot quickly to provide most visits via telehealth to reduce…
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pregnant woman
Australian Doctor News

Breast screening program suspended

1st April 2020
Australia's breast screening program is being shelved temporarily because of the coronavirus crisis, with women being told…
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Breast screening
Australian Doctor News

FDA approves hydroxychloroquine as emergency coronavirus treatment

31st March 2020
The US drugs regulator has controversially approved the anti-malarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat…
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Hydroxychloroquine
Australian Doctor News

MJA study predicts ICUs will be swamped in 10 days

27th March 2020
Grim new COVID-19 surge modelling predicts that Australian ICUs will be swamped in just 10 days if case numbers continue to…
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ICU
Australian Doctor News

How are you finding telehealth medicine?

26th March 2020
The revolution — despite previous claims to the contrary — is being televised. Since the rollout of new telehealth MBS…
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Telehealth
Australian Doctor News

Coronavirus: Doctors urged to stop prescribing anti-malarial drug to family members

23rd March 2020
Doctors and dentists are being urged against ‘unprecedented’ prescribing of the rarely used antimalarial drug…
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Professor Nick Zwar