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We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve learnt

In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms persisted for months. They were called “long haulers” or had “long COVID”.

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The burden of shingles – Facts and common myths

We have two VZ vaccines both quite different in terms of efficacy, duration of protection, costs, contraindications, and dosing schedules

Clinical Articles

When to prescribe PrEP for HIV protection

Overseas-born men who have sex with men are still at higher risk of HIV—how and when to prescribe PrEP to reduce risk

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COVID update – Which booster and for who?

Zinc, Selenium, Melatonin, and Vitamin D supplements are useful adjuncts in the early stages of COVID-19 infection

Clinical Articles

What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there.

Clinical Articles

Majority of long COVID patients recover within a year

Three-quarters of GPs have patients with long COVID, according to a new Healthed survey with more than 1000 participants.

Clinical Articles

Get ready for this winter’s respiratory virus trifecta

As we approach winter with no mandatory masks or isolation laws, and COVID-19, the flu and RSV all looming—what can we do to minimise widespread infection and protect high-risk patients?

Clinical Articles

Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

Clinical Articles

Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t

The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades.

Podcasts

COVID update – Plagues, current and future COVID-19

COVID – 5th dose, flu – concurrent annual booster, many recrudescent diseases

Clinical Articles

How physios and occupational therapists are helping long COVID sufferers

Treating people for long COVID – that is, symptoms that last longer than four weeks after COVID infection – can be extremely complex due to the wide variety of problems associated with the condition.

Clinical Articles

Trouble in China: Might Omicron become Omega?

A massive surge in Omicron infections in China likely means new subvariants—and potentially worse.

Infectious diseases

We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we’ve learnt

In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms persisted for months. They were called “long haulers” or had “long COVID”.

The burden of shingles – Facts and common myths

We have two VZ vaccines both quite different in terms of efficacy, duration of protection, costs, contraindications, and dosing schedules

When to prescribe PrEP for HIV protection

Overseas-born men who have sex with men are still at higher risk of HIV—how and when to prescribe PrEP to reduce risk

COVID update – Which booster and for who?

Zinc, Selenium, Melatonin, and Vitamin D supplements are useful adjuncts in the early stages of COVID-19 infection

What is Marburg virus and should we be worried?

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there.

Majority of long COVID patients recover within a year

Three-quarters of GPs have patients with long COVID, according to a new Healthed survey with more than 1000 participants.

Get ready for this winter’s respiratory virus trifecta

As we approach winter with no mandatory masks or isolation laws, and COVID-19, the flu and RSV all looming—what can we do to minimise widespread infection and protect high-risk patients?

Pandoravirus: the melting Arctic is releasing ancient germs – how worried should we be?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don’t

The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades.

COVID update – Plagues, current and future COVID-19

COVID – 5th dose, flu – concurrent annual booster, many recrudescent diseases

How physios and occupational therapists are helping long COVID sufferers

Treating people for long COVID – that is, symptoms that last longer than four weeks after COVID infection – can be extremely complex due to the wide variety of problems associated with the condition.

Trouble in China: Might Omicron become Omega?

A massive surge in Omicron infections in China likely means new subvariants—and potentially worse.

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In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms persisted for months. They were called “long haulers” or had “long COVID”.

We have two VZ vaccines both quite different in terms of efficacy, duration of protection, costs, contraindications, and dosing schedules

Overseas-born men who have sex with men are still at higher risk of HIV—how and when to prescribe PrEP to reduce risk

Zinc, Selenium, Melatonin, and Vitamin D supplements are useful adjuncts in the early stages of COVID-19 infection

An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there.

Three-quarters of GPs have patients with long COVID, according to a new Healthed survey with more than 1000 participants.

As we approach winter with no mandatory masks or isolation laws, and COVID-19, the flu and RSV all looming—what can we do to minimise widespread infection and protect high-risk patients?

Scientists have recently revived several large viruses that had been buried in the frozen Siberian ground (permafrost) for tens of thousands of years.

The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades.

COVID – 5th dose, flu – concurrent annual booster, many recrudescent diseases

Treating people for long COVID – that is, symptoms that last longer than four weeks after COVID infection – can be extremely complex due to the wide variety of problems associated with the condition.

A massive surge in Omicron infections in China likely means new subvariants—and potentially worse.

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