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

Call to scrap GP abortion 'licences'

23rd September 2019
The TGA rule forcing doctors to obtain a special licence before prescribing abortion medication is unnecessary and should be…
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Danielle Mazza
Australian Doctor News

Rotavirus immunity wanes in older children

23rd September 2019
New Australian evidence suggests the protection offered by the monovalent rotavirus vaccine may wane over time and new…
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Vaccine vials
Medical Observer Opinion

There's nothing romantic about the return of scarlet fever

19th September 2019
Scarlet fever conjures an image of the saintly character Beth March in the 19th-century novel Little Women, the third of…
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Scarlet fever
Specialist Updates Women's Health

How much do pregnant women know about group B strep or RSV?

19th September 2019
An enormous amount of work needs to be done to educate pregnant women about the dangers of group B streptococcus and…
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pregnant woman
Australian Doctor News

'Exploding time bombs': Why doctors fear button batteries

18th September 2019
A leading paediatrician-turned federal MP has described her visceral fear on hearing of children swallowing button batteries…
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Dr Katie Allen
Specialist Updates Women's Health

The risk of PID in women more than doubles post-chlamydia

4th September 2019
Women who have been treated for chlamydia have a sustained high risk for pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility, and…
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PID
Australian Doctor News

'Pokies by stealth': Public health experts raise concerns

4th September 2019
Public health experts have called for a crackdown on computer-generated horseracing saying the virtual races could be as…
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Gambling money