Flu quadruples risk of stroke in next 28 days, Aussie meta-analysis finds
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…
Tag: Immunisation
US vaccine expert speaks to AusDoc about being sacked by RFK Jr
Professor Noel Brewer realised that Robert Kennedy Jr had fired him when he read the news. “None of us were expecting this could happen,” said…
Meningococcal vaccination to prevent gonorrhoea — England’s doing it, should Australia join in?
The clues are in the names: Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis are genetically similar bacteria. That is why NHS England’s world-first, free gonorrhoea vaccination program, targeting…
Medical Must-See: Chilblains spike after COVID-19 vaccination Â
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…
Think about moving first MMR vaccine dose to four months: experts’ message to ATAGI
Deferring the first routine MMR vaccination to 12 months could put babies at unnecessary risk of measles amid a national outbreak of at least 77…
Australia’s first infant RSV immunisation program linked to 57% drop in hospitalisations
Widespread use of nirsevimab in infants may reduce RSV-related hospitalisations by more than half, suggests a real-world study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.…
Australia’s vaccination slump in five graphs
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
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? …
The AIR wants GPs to record pregnancy status for over-65s — what a load of bupkis!
Yiddish is well regarded for its colourful, humorous expressions, full of nuance and irony. Yiddish words seem very apropos to our work as GPs, especially…
Video shows doctor with measles treating children in US outbreak
A doctor treating children in a measles outbreak has appeared in a video with a measles rash on his face days before the Trump administration…
