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COVID-19: promising treatments begin to emerge

While the majority of patients infected with COVID-19 will not require treatment, there is new hope for those that do go on to become seriously ill. A few treatments developed for other illnesses are showing promise, says Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician Dr Bernard Hudson.

By Healthed

Infectious diseases

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COVID-19 and face masks – expert advice

When it comes to protection in your practice, surgical face masks to limit droplet transmission are the standard recommendation, assuming you can get ahold of them – but what about when seeing patients who have or may have COVID-19?

By Healthed

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Covert COVID

So how much are you at risk of COVID-19 from the door handle in your surgery? Or your desktop? Or the arm of the patient’s chair? Basically the question is how long can this nasty little coronavirus remain viable on the different surfaces in your practice? Well according to Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician, Dr Bernie Hudson, COVID-19 can persist and be potentially dangerous up to a week on certain surfaces. Scary isn’t it?

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Managing non-hospitalised COVID patients

Having some evidence-based guidelines on when a COVID-positive patient needs hospitalisation is likely to be welcomed by the GP currently managing these self-isolating patients.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Why Hong Kong is winning against COVID-19

On Monday April 20, Hong Kong reported no new cases of COVID-19, one of very few places around the world to have recorded such a great negative at this stage in the pandemic.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Determining immunity to COVID-19

The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Lessons learned about viral transmission

It’s been a common catchcry in this current pandemic – whether it be testing, transmission or treatment – ‘we just don’t have enough evidence.’

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Understanding the immunology behind COVID-19

COVID-19 is an RNA virus from the coronavirus family and a relative to a number of viruses that cause cold-like symptoms as well as the viruses the caused SARS and MERS. In structure it is 80% identical to the virus that caused SARS.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Accreditation

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New legislation cuts Colleges out of loop

Is this the beginning of the end of the RACGP’s stranglehold on all things CPD? A Bill, just passed by the House of Representatives, certainly seems to suggest so. I know this newsletter is usually clinically-focussed but we think this development is too important to ignore.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

COVID: which test, when and why?

In an acute infection of COVID-19, the PCR test is most likely to be positive three days after the first symptoms develop.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready

COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think.

By Prof David Murdoch

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Taking care going forward

The current stepwise approach to the lifting of restrictions in Australia is appropriate given the exceedingly low rates of community transmission and the wide availability of testing and the COVID safe app, which hopefully will ensure new cases of the disease are detected early and potential outbreaks are contained.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Articles

COVID-19: promising treatments begin to emerge

While the majority of patients infected with COVID-19 will not require treatment, there is new hope for those that do go on to become seriously ill. A few treatments developed for other illnesses are showing promise, says Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician Dr Bernard Hudson.

COVID-19 and face masks – expert advice

When it comes to protection in your practice, surgical face masks to limit droplet transmission are the standard recommendation, assuming you can get ahold of them – but what about when seeing patients who have or may have COVID-19?

Covert COVID

Managing non-hospitalised COVID patients

Having some evidence-based guidelines on when a COVID-positive patient needs hospitalisation is likely to be welcomed by the GP currently managing these self-isolating patients.

Why Hong Kong is winning against COVID-19

On Monday April 20, Hong Kong reported no new cases of COVID-19, one of very few places around the world to have recorded such a great negative at this stage in the pandemic.

Determining immunity to COVID-19

The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.

Lessons learned about viral transmission

It’s been a common catchcry in this current pandemic – whether it be testing, transmission or treatment – ‘we just don’t have enough evidence.’

Understanding the immunology behind COVID-19

COVID-19 is an RNA virus from the coronavirus family and a relative to a number of viruses that cause cold-like symptoms as well as the viruses the caused SARS and MERS. In structure it is 80% identical to the virus that caused SARS.

New legislation cuts Colleges out of loop

Is this the beginning of the end of the RACGP’s stranglehold on all things CPD? A Bill, just passed by the House of Representatives, certainly seems to suggest so. I know this newsletter is usually clinically-focussed but we think this development is too important to ignore.

COVID: which test, when and why?

In an acute infection of COVID-19, the PCR test is most likely to be positive three days after the first symptoms develop.

The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready

COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think.

Taking care going forward

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While the majority of patients infected with COVID-19 will not require treatment, there is new hope for those that do go on to become seriously ill. A few treatments developed for other illnesses are showing promise, says Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician Dr Bernard Hudson.

When it comes to protection in your practice, surgical face masks to limit droplet transmission are the standard recommendation, assuming you can get ahold of them – but what about when seeing patients who have or may have COVID-19?

Having some evidence-based guidelines on when a COVID-positive patient needs hospitalisation is likely to be welcomed by the GP currently managing these self-isolating patients.

On Monday April 20, Hong Kong reported no new cases of COVID-19, one of very few places around the world to have recorded such a great negative at this stage in the pandemic.

The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.

It’s been a common catchcry in this current pandemic – whether it be testing, transmission or treatment – ‘we just don’t have enough evidence.’

COVID-19 is an RNA virus from the coronavirus family and a relative to a number of viruses that cause cold-like symptoms as well as the viruses the caused SARS and MERS. In structure it is 80% identical to the virus that caused SARS.

Is this the beginning of the end of the RACGP’s stranglehold on all things CPD? A Bill, just passed by the House of Representatives, certainly seems to suggest so. I know this newsletter is usually clinically-focussed but we think this development is too important to ignore.

In an acute infection of COVID-19, the PCR test is most likely to be positive three days after the first symptoms develop.

COVID-19 is being referred to as a “once in a century event” – but the next pandemic is likely to hit sooner than you think.

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