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'It’s too late': US doctor says dying patients beg for vaccine

23rd July 2021
Previously healthy young patients who are dying of coronavirus are begging to be vaccinated shortly before their death, a US…
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Coronavirus puts almost 30 patients in ICU, most unvaccinated

21st July 2021
Almost 30 people have been admitted to Australian ICUs with coronavirus, of whom few are vaccinated, federal government…
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Call for doctors to face criminal charges for hiding full fees

20th July 2021
Private health insurers are lobbying for new laws that would see doctors face criminal charges if they fail to disclose…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Who'd have thought...more nurses improve health outcomes

15th July 2021
Much of government health policy would never get a thumbs up from Cochrane. It must be acknowledged, however, that it’s…
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GP 'super group' calls for national database of doctors' credentials

14th July 2021
Australia’s GP supergroup has asked the Federal Government to create a national database of doctors’ credentials — a move it…
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Peta Rutherford
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Do patients benefit from bedside ward rounds?

29th June 2021
Ward rounds conducted at the bedside result in similar patient knowledge, but more confusion and uncertainty than those done…
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Australian Doctor News

One in 10 COVID-19 deaths from nosocomial infection: report

28th June 2021
More than 10% of Victorians who died from COVID-19 last year acquired the disease in hospital, a government report reveals. …
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