Almost 90% of cases of acute rheumatic fever occur in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Treatment aims to relieve symptoms, eradicate infection and mitigate cardiac damage. — Read on http://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/therapeutics-for-rheumatic-fever-and-rheumatic-heart-disease
The big mistake we made with Omicron was that we didn’t just hope for the best, but we planned for the best as wel — Read on insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/30/omicron-cardinal-sin-planning-best/
Home-based Application of Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Head and Neck Cancer Pain Management — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5545953/
This report describes the potential of post-COVID symptoms and conditions among children and adolescents. — Read on http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7131a3.htm
Concerns are being raised that some people might anonymously use Ahpra and the HCCC as potential threats or weapons against doctors expressing views publicly — Read on insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/29/fallout-continues-from-ahpra-over-reach/
OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence of infertility, pregnancy complications and breastfeeding practices among Australian and New Zealand doctors and identify factors associated with increased pregnancy complication rates. METHODS A survey ANZ doctors using an online questionnaire during November 2021. RESULTS 1099 responses were received. The median age of female doctors at the time of their…
We have previously demonstrated that platelet-poor plasma (PPP) obtained from patients with Long COVID/Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is characterized by a hypercoagulable state and contains hyperactivated platelets and considerable numbers of already-formed amyloid fibrin(ogen) or fibrinaloid microclots. Due to the substantial overlap in symptoms and etiology between Long COVID/PASC and ME/CFS, we investigated whether…
Comparative effects of pharmacological interventions for the acute and long-term management of insomnia disorder in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet — Read on http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00878-9/fulltext
Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis — Read on http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj8222
The introduction of a mandatory mask policy was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 cases in a major metropolitan city | PLOS ONE — Read on journals.plos.org/plosone/article
News and analysis for Australian GPs — Read on medicalrepublic.com.au/to-name-or-not-to-name-a-referral/59831
RACGP – GPs encouraged to report ‘double dipping’ hospitals — Read on www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/gps-encouraged-to-report-double-dipping-hospitals
Dr Imaan Joshi tells Mamamia why female doctors are leaving general practice in droves in Australia. Here’s what no one is talking about. — Read on http://www.mamamia.com.au/the-problems-female-doctors-face/
The odds of new-onset dementia were 30% higher among patients with pneumonia associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infect — Read on academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9/4/ofac115/6543929
It is time for GPs to be properly integrated into pandemic response plans so that all frontline health care workers can deliver quality care, writes Alisha Dorrigan — Read on insightplus.mja.com.au/2022/8/gps-are-angry-and-now-is-the-time-to-listen/
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