How Royal Melbourne controlled Australia’s biggest health worker outbreak
More than 260 health workers were diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital during July and August.
Tag: Infection control
Pandemic has taken emotional toll on GPs, says RACGP
A college survey suggests access to PPE, changes to Medicare rules and challenges around providing usual care to patients have been the biggest str…
Aussie health workers nearly three times more likely to contract COVID-19
Health workers were nearly three times more likely to be infected than the general population.
Should we be using ‘sniff tests’ to screen for COVID-19?
One of the best ways of containing the spread of COVID-19 is to rapidly identify people infected with the coronavirus and prevent them from passing…
Are dedicated COVID-19 hospitals a good idea?
On Saturday, The Age reported the Andrews government had been discussing the possibility of a single coronavirus hospital to treat and quarantine Victorians who test…
Doctors’ families face higher COVID-19 hospitalisation risk: UK study
Healthcare workers in patient facing roles were also worse off compared with peers.
Burly soldiers watched as we were sprayed with sanitiser
After returning from my busy GP locum in Tasmania — where I was received with open arms and much appreciation as an essential worker — I…
Is this the wackiest COVID-19 research yet?
The researchers claim that amulets could shield patients from ‘magnetic fields' that cause serious coronavirus illness…
Caution needed on clot risk with ‘long COVID’: RACGP
The college has released advice on considerations for patients with lingering symptoms, including women using hormonal contraceptives.
Our surgical team invented a new form of PPE so we could continue operating
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the UK, thousands of surgical procedures were put on hold. For a surgeon like me who performs operations on…
