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Few coronvirus patients are asymptomatic: study

23rd September 2020
Among those infected with SARS-CoV-2, only a minority will be asymptomatic, Swiss research reports in PLOS Medicine. The…
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9 ways to prevent diagnostic errors

18th September 2020
Up to one in seven clinical encounters involves some form of diagnostic error, say Australian researchers, who have come up…
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GP reveals people with symptoms refusing COVID-19 tests

18th September 2020
A GP in a Melbourne COVID-19 hotspot is warning some patients, even those with severe respiratory symptoms, are avoiding…
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Australian Doctor News

Key blood tests plummeted 60% during pandemic, new figures show

18th September 2020
Orders for blood tests including for lipid studies, HbA1c and HIV plummeted by as much as 60% compared with pre-pandemic…
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GPs can play a greater role in treating migraine, says expert

22nd September 2020

Neurologist shares best practice diagnosis and management techniques
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Medical Observer Opinion

My first GP epiphany involved a finger

15th September 2020
One of my most magical moments at the movies as a child was watching The Miracle Worker. Anne Sullivan, a tutor, spells the…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Real Case: How I drove a patient away

10th September 2020
In my defence, if ignorance can ever be claimed as a defence, I had never even heard of the disease at that time, early in…
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Specialist Updates Respiratory

Bronchoscopies 'add diagnostic certainty in COVID-19'

9th September 2020
AusDoc brings you the latest news from the European Respiratory Society Congress 2020. Despite concerns about the risk of…
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