Medicare bewilderment making GPs ‘hesitant’ to bill chronic disease items to treat long COVID
The lack of clarity on whether MBS items for chronic disease management can be claimed for treating long COVID has become another GP headache, the RACGP…
Tag: Long COVID
‘Exciting’: Antiviral shows promise in reducing long COVID symptoms
A leading infectious diseases expert is cautiously optimistic that nirmatrelvir/ritonavir can reduce the risk of long-term health outcomes in patients with COVID-19. A pre-print study…
GP hauled before court over phoney lawyer’s long COVID med certificates
A GP was duped into writing multiple medical certificates for a ‘lawyer’ with long COVID who turned out to be a wannabe cafe manager trying…
Looking for long COVID resources? Find them here
We've pulled together quick links to help you manage your patients who have developed pandemic-related chronic illness.
‘I can’t do what I used to’: The ways long COVID affects patients’ respiration
“I just can’t do what I used to.” As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard many of our…
End of COVID-19 pandemic is close, says the WHO
The WHO says “the end is in sight” for the COVID-19 pandemic after global deaths dropped to their lowest weekly average since March 2020. With…
Doctors hail long COVID inquiry saying research into the condition is ‘urgently’ needed
Doctors hope a parliamentary inquiry into long COVID will form “the beginnings of a national plan” to deal with the looming health challenge which has…
We’re zeroing in on what lurks behind long COVID
For almost three years, scientists have raced to understand the immune responses in patients who develop severe COVID-19, with an enormous effort aimed at defining…
Kids’ risk of clotting events and heart conditions ‘lingers post-COVID-19’
A study of more than three million children shows that, like adults, they are susceptible to long COVID.
Australia ranks second in the world for coronavirus cases – so where did we go wrong?
Australia’s elimination strategy during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most effective in the world. Through a combination of…
