Specialist Updates Cardiology

Aus rheumatic heart disease fourfold higher than expected: study

15th September 2020
New calculations of the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) suggest there are more than 6000 cases in Australia,…
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Australian Doctor News

10% of Indigenous youth threatened by rheumatic heart disease: study

13th July 2020
About one in 10 Aboriginal children and youths in remote communities could have signs of acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic…
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MenB vaccine gets narrow NIP listing

9th June 2020
The meningococcal B vaccine Bexsero will be added to the NIP from next month for Indigenous infants and people of all ages…
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Vaccines
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Professor Michael Kidd answers GP questions on COVID-19 and care of Indigenous patients

29th May 2020
The Department of Health's latest webinar for GPs has focused on the unique issues of controlling COVID-19 in Indigenous…
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Indigenous health
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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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migraine
Australian Doctor News

Point-of-care testing: The Govt's life-saver for Indigenous communities

5th May 2020
A program of rapid point-of-care testing will be a game-changer for remote Indigenous communities otherwise at risk of…
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Australian Doctor News

'Needless to say, I don't sleep well': A GP's life at the coronavirus coalface

30th April 2020
The lives of thousands of GPs have been turned up-side-down since COVID-19. Here Dr Thileepan Naren offers his story: the…
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Australian Doctor News

'No dignified space': Families forced to grieve next to hospital car park

9th March 2020
"About once a fortnight, I see a group of Aboriginal people grieving on the footpath next to the hospital car park, because…
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Professor Robert Parker