Medical Observer Opinion

Pharmacists prescribing antibiotics for UTIs: Here's what could go wrong

24th January 2022
Last week the Queensland Government announced it was extending its trial of pharmacists prescribing antibiotics for…
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Australian Doctor News

PBAC rejects ban on GP antipsychotic prescribing in aged care

17th January 2022
GPs will not be banned from initiating antipsychotic scripts in aged care, after the PBAC warned of a “substantial risk of…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Could Prozac be used to treat COVID-19?

14th December 2021
The rise of Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, reminds us how quickly things can change during the pandemic…
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CPD How to Treat

Tuberculosis

10th December 2021
Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease that should be considered as a differential diagnosis for individuals from high-prevalence countries who present with prolonged cough,
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Uncontrolled asthma: how to improve adherence in lockdown and beyond

25th January 2022

Take a few minutes to brush up on the latest clinical advice 
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Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to genomics in cancer treatment

9th December 2021
Need to know: Evolving understanding in cancer genetics and molecular biology has led to the concept of precision oncology:…
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Medical Observer Opinion

More COVID-19 drugs are on the way, but we've wasted time getting here

22nd November 2021
Several COVID-19 drugs are in the pipeline for 2022, some you can potentially take at home, others for use in hospital. It’s…
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CPD How to Treat

Vascular anomalies: benign vascular tumours

19th November 2021
Vascular anomalies have a defined classification system that is increasingly based in molecular pathology. Older descriptive terms may result in incorrect classification and subsequent
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