Why would any doctor infected with measles open a clinic at the epicentre of an outbreak?
We reported on Tuesday that a doctor described by Robert F Kennedy Jr as an “extraordinary healer” turned up to work at a makeshift clinic…
Tag: Infectious diseases
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…
Influenza surges early with 58,000 cases so far this year
A GP expert says this year’s early influenza surge is unsurprising but disappointing as it can be explained partly by Australia’s low vaccination rates. More…
Could it be syphilis?
Jack, a 52-year-old sales agent, presents with a disseminated rash for over two weeks. The rash is reddish, not painful or itchy, and a little…
The tragedy of baby Robbie: We need to talk about meningococcal B
Every doctor has patients they can’t forget. Sometimes, they are not even our own patients. But for all kinds of reasons, their stories stay with…
Trimethoprim no longer first line for acute UTIs in new guidelines
Nitrofurantoin is now first line for adult patients with acute cystitis because of high resistance to trimethoprim, new guidelines say. The change is part of…
Company’s plan to sell genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue fever bitten by controversy
A British company’s plan to sell genetically modified mosquitoes to curb dengue fever in Australia has come under fire from a local expert. With funding…
How a tick bite on a scrotum caused a two-month diagnostic dilemma: case
A tick bite on a US man’s scrotum led doctors down a diagnostic rabbit hole that eventually resulted in the second human diagnosis of babesiosis…
Infection in later trimesters a key factor in congenital syphilis rise, experts warn
Solitary syphilis tests in early pregnancy have failed to prevent congenital cases, say sexual health experts as they promote new guidelines recommending three tests during…
Measles outbreak reaches 13 cases including local transmission in a waiting room
Doctors are being encouraged to give masks to patients with fever and rash amid a measles cluster that has hit 13 cases, including four locally…
