Australian Doctor News

Single dose of AstraZeneca vax '80% effective' in preventing death

11th May 2021
Just one dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is about 80% effective in preventing COVID-19 deaths in the elderly,…
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Hep C blitz in Aussie prisons halves transmission, landmark study finds

10th May 2021
Ramping up testing and treatment for hepatitis C in prisons cuts new infections by 57% and reinfections by 41%, according to…
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Mystery COVID-19 case pops up in Sydney

5th May 2021
A Sydney man has been diagnosed with COVID-19 but there's no indication where he picked up the virus. NSW Premier Gladys…
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'Bizarre behaviour' added to list of coronavirus symptoms: case

5th May 2021
More than a year into the pandemic, doctors are now very familiar with the some of the stranger symptoms associated with…
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Heavy menstrual bleeding: a video on treatment choices for women

11th May 2021

Watch this useful refresher on best practice assessment and management 
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'People could die': AMA calls for Aussies to be helped home from India

4th May 2021
The AMA is calling on the Federal Government to "immediately" drop the threat of jail and fines for those attempting to…
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'A complete over-reaction': Doctors outraged over India jail threat

3rd May 2021
Doctors are angry at the Federal Government’s threat to jail Australians returning from India, labelling it as an "over…
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Campylobacter can be sexually transmitted, study suggests

3rd May 2021
The gastrointestinal infection campylobacteriosis can be acquired through sexual contact, with gay and bisexual men at…
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