Infection control | Australian Doctor Group

Is your hand sanitiser increasing your risk of osteoporosis?

27th June 2019

Female GPs may want to take note of the ingredients in their hand sanitiser, with a study suggesting that exposure to a…

6th June 2019

Flu vaccine stocks in pharmacies are all but gone, as the government urgently orders a further 825,000 doses for the private…

4th June 2019

Antibiotics given prophylactically for 24 hours or less are as effective as those given for 72 hours for preventing…

29th May 2019

Wrapping implantable cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) in an envelope that elutes antibiotics reduces the risk…

21st August 2019

Osteoporosis in men is often unrecognised and untreated, despite the fact that osteoporosis-related mortality and morbidity…

23rd May 2019

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are having a joint replacement are more likely to face an infection risk from…

15th April 2019

Patients’ hands need a good scrub while in hospital, according to a US study that found they are commonly contaminated with…

22nd March 2019

Playing in the ball pits found at paediatric physiotherapy centres may be a health hazard for children, with a study showing…