16 Mar 2023
How severe is this year’s flu season likely to be?
With National Immunisation Program vaccination supplies due to arrive soon, newsGP looks at the likely flu patterns ahead of winter.
16 Mar 2023
Discovering an Australian antiviral drug for COVID-19
In 2020, 5 Australian research organisations with expertise in infectious diseases and 2 industry partners formed a consortium. Their aim: to produce an Australian antiviral drug for COVID-19. This research is growing Australia’s ability to discover, test, and manufacture antiviral drugs
16 Mar 2023
Evidence of prior Japanese encephalitis virus activity in northern Kimberley
The presence of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) activity has been detected for the first time in Western Australia.
16 Mar 2023
Practice Owners National Conference
Registrations are now open for the RACGP’s conference – where GP practice owners can connect and learn more about running their business.
16 Mar 2023
Lung Health Research Grants deliver hope, but more investment critical
Lung Foundation Australia congratulates all recipients of the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grants announced yesterday, a vital step toward new discoveries and new hope for millions of Australians and others around the world
16 Mar 2023
Doctors in Training host online GP roundtable
An online GP roundtable later this month will discuss how to make general practice more attractive to medical students and doctors in training.
16 Mar 2023
National Advance Care Planning Week begins soon
National Advance Care Planning Week offers a chance to reflect on what makes good, and not so good end of life care.
15 Mar 2023
New clinical tool to aid syphilis management
With rates of the STI rising, integrating the tool into clinical practice could help identify which patients need urgent treatment.
15 Mar 2023
Brisbane bulk billing rates falling fastest: Survey
A survey reveals the impact of ‘inadequate’ Medicare rebates in billing trends, with a similar shift noted across the country.
15 Mar 2023
General practices hit by Medicare claiming outage
The issues were caused by a planned system upgrade, according to Services Australia – but practices say they received no warning.