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Australia dodges worst-case coronavirus scenario

7th April 2020
Australia's intensive care units have been saved from being overwhelmed by up to 35,000 coronavirus patients, thanks to the…
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Professor Brendan Murphy
Medical Observer Opinion

COVID Diaries: We're like a frog that's being very slowly boiled

7th April 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has made infectious disease specialist Dr Jim Newcombe quite reflective. Here, we share the third…
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Aussie experts develop test to detect COVID-19 severity

6th April 2020
Australian scientists have developed a blood test that will be able to detect who is immune to coronavirus and who will…
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'My family is scared to be in the same room as me': How COVID-19 is affecting GPs at home

6th April 2020
Coronavirus is changing doctors’ lives at home, with some isolating from their own families to protect their loved ones from…
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Dr Judy Huang
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COVID-19 in diabetes patients: timely advice for GPs

6th April 2020
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GPs urged to ramp up community testing in coronavirus hotspots

6th April 2020
GPs in towns or suburban areas that are identified as hotspots for community transmission of COVID-19 are now being…
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Dr Jeremy McAnulty
Medical Observer Opinion

The government has failed GPs in epic proportions over PPE

6th April 2020
When thinking about the conditions that frequent general practice, upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) are definitely…
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70% of doctors in one state don't have enough PPE

3rd April 2020
An AMA Queensland survey of more than 600 doctors on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic found that 70% did not have…
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