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    Tag: Coronavirus

    RFK Jr is supercharging vaccine scepticism around the world: Here are the possible repercussions

    July 4, 2025

    The United States used to be a leader in vaccine research, development and policymaking. Now the US Secretary of Health, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is…

    Flu quadruples risk of stroke in next 28 days, Aussie meta-analysis finds

    June 30, 2025

    Patients with influenza have a 4.7-fold increased risk of stroke in the 28 days since initial infection, according to a new meta-analysis. Published in Cardiovascular…

    ‘GPs under pressure to do more in less time’: Plaintiff lawyer says negligence claims are increasing

    June 27, 2025

    Personal injury lawyer Michael Passaro has witnessed a lot. The senior managing solicitor at Law Partners has been the lawyer for Nadine Lont, whose baby…

    Medical Must-See: Chilblains spike after COVID-19 vaccination  

    June 13, 2025

    In a case that gives flashbacks to 2021, dermatologists initially speculated that COVID-19 had caused their patient’s chilblains, before a repeat reaction after a second…

    June’s telehealth and COVID-19 MBS Quick Guide — ready for download

    June 1, 2025

    Get the most important MBS telehealth and COVID-19 items for GPs at a glance with AusDoc’s June Quick Guide. The MBS Quick Guide to routine attendance…

    Homemade silver remedy leaves patient with the permanent blues: Aussie case report

    May 30, 2025

    A homemade silver solution for a flu-like illness left a patient with the permanent blues after he developed argyria, SA doctors report. The 63-year old…

    Australia’s vaccination slump in five graphs

    May 19, 2025

    Immunisation coverage for children and adolescents is falling, with MMR and other critical vaccines frequently delivered late. The interim Annual Immunisation Coverage Report 2024, published…

    Why it’s better to give simultaneous COVID-19 and flu vaccines in different arms: Aussie study

    May 16, 2025

    When patients front up for their COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccine on the same day, should GPs recommend they put forward one arm or two? …

    Reductions in alcohol-related liver harm stopped when COVID-19 hit, study suggests

    May 8, 2025

    A trend of declining hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease during the 2010s abruptly stopped when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Australian researchers say. The researchers…

    Dr Justin Coleman

    Whack-a-mole medicine in an age of patients with alternative facts

    May 7, 2025

    Once upon a time, getting caught in a lie, especially a hand-in-the-cookie-jar one, carried consequences. Shame, maybe a grovelling apology. A promise to do better…

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