The mildest since COVID-19? Top flu expert’s predictions for the 2025 season
Falling GP flu vaccinations and a streak of early seasons show the importance of fast and widespread immunisation when 2025 stocks arrive, says a top…
Tag: Infectious diseases
Transplant a promising cure for COVID-19 lung injury: first Australian case
Australia’s first patient to undergo a lung transplant to treat an irreversible COVID-19-related lung injury has had a successful outcome, his doctors say. After spending…
New point-of-care tests promise to pick the patients who actually need antibiotics
Point-of-care diagnostic tests for respiratory tract infections could help GPs decide which patients need antibiotics, although an expert warns they will not replace clinical judgement.…
Low threshold for pertussis testing ‘really important’ as infections break records
GPs are being urged to set a low threshold for pertussis testing as thousands of cases are reported across Australia. A record-breaking wave of pertussis…
Meet the 20 specialists recognised in Australia Day Honours
From cardiologists to urologists, 20 non-GP specialists have been recognised on Australia Day for their service to the country. They include pioneering obstetrician Dr Richard…
Is Trump totally wrong to withdraw the US from the WHO?
Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the WHO has been met with dismay in the public health field. Some have called one…
Medical Must-See: Foot lesions flag Hansen’s disease
Indian doctors initially thought their patient might have dyshidrotic eczema, bullous pemphigoid or another autoimmune disease based on her fluid-filled lesions. However, recurrent inflammation, polyarthritis…
Scientists puzzled after human JEV cases emerge in two states
The first human case of Japanese encephalitis has been reported in Australia, 18 months after the virus was declared not a major health threat. The…
What the largest Australian case series on vaccine-associated myocarditis foundÂ
Myocarditis associated with COVID-19 vaccination mainly affects men aged 24 or younger and tends to be mild, according to the largest case series reported in…
Medical Must-See: Trapped finger points to rare Buruli ulcer diagnosis
An elderly man who trapped his finger in a folding chair has become one of the first cases of locally acquired Buruli ulcer in southern…
