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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

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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

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

By Jennifer MacLachlan, Benjamin Cowie

Orthopaedic and sports medicine

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Biomechanical footwear shows promise for knee pain

According to a neat little randomised control trial published in JAMA, wearing individualised biomechanical footwear can significantly reduce knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis. The six-month study also showed that the footwear improved the function of the knee as judged by gait studies into velocity and step length.

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

Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong

Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus. They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighbourhood.

By Prof Maximilian de Courten

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Shedding light on virus-shedders

Of the people admitted to Adelaide Hospital with COVID-19, the commonest early symptoms were lethargy, fever and cough. Sore throat was rarely described as an initial symptom.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Obstetrics and gynaecology

Clinical Articles

The role of GPs in menopause management

It is said that nothing is certain but death and taxes. For women, provided they live long enough, another certainty is menopause. Most women have their final menstrual period between the ages of 45 and 55, though there are women with early menopause who have unique needs.

By Dr Karen Magraith

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

COVID’s clotting conundrum

Clotting in the small vessels of the lungs appears to be the major, life-threatening complication of patients with severe COVID-19 disease, at least in Caucasians, Irish researchers say.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Aged care visitor guidelines balance residents’ rights and coronavirus risk – but may be hard to implement

These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread of the infection can be, and the extreme challenge of containing the virus once a positive case appears in aged care homes.

By Prof Yun-Hee Jeon

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

The Real Story on a COVID-19 vaccine

Based on our knowledge about immunisation against other coronaviruses both in animals and humans, if we do get a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, it is unlikely to be highly immunogenic or confer long-term immunity.

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

Articles

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.

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.

The positives and negatives of mass testing for coronavirus

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

Biomechanical footwear shows promise for knee pain

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.’

Are you wearing gloves or a mask to the shops? You might be doing it wrong

Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus. They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighbourhood.

Shedding light on virus-shedders

Of the people admitted to Adelaide Hospital with COVID-19, the commonest early symptoms were lethargy, fever and cough. Sore throat was rarely described as an initial symptom.

The role of GPs in menopause management

It is said that nothing is certain but death and taxes. For women, provided they live long enough, another certainty is menopause. Most women have their final menstrual period between the ages of 45 and 55, though there are women with early menopause who have unique needs.

COVID’s clotting conundrum

Clotting in the small vessels of the lungs appears to be the major, life-threatening complication of patients with severe COVID-19 disease, at least in Caucasians, Irish researchers say.

Aged care visitor guidelines balance residents’ rights and coronavirus risk – but may be hard to implement

These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread of the infection can be, and the extreme challenge of containing the virus once a positive case appears in aged care homes.

The Real Story on a COVID-19 vaccine

Based on our knowledge about immunisation against other coronaviruses both in animals and humans, if we do get a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, it is unlikely to be highly immunogenic or confer long-term immunity.

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.

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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-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.

Many jurisdictions around the world are now testing people without symptoms as part of efforts to manage COVID-19. In Victoria, asymptomatic health-care workers have been part of the recent “testing blitz”.

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

Many people in the community are wearing face masks and gloves in an attempt to protect themselves against the coronavirus. They might put on these items to go to the shops, or perhaps when taking a walk through the neighbourhood.

Of the people admitted to Adelaide Hospital with COVID-19, the commonest early symptoms were lethargy, fever and cough. Sore throat was rarely described as an initial symptom.

It is said that nothing is certain but death and taxes. For women, provided they live long enough, another certainty is menopause. Most women have their final menstrual period between the ages of 45 and 55, though there are women with early menopause who have unique needs.

Clotting in the small vessels of the lungs appears to be the major, life-threatening complication of patients with severe COVID-19 disease, at least in Caucasians, Irish researchers say.

These deaths show how fatal and fast the spread of the infection can be, and the extreme challenge of containing the virus once a positive case appears in aged care homes.

Based on our knowledge about immunisation against other coronaviruses both in animals and humans, if we do get a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, it is unlikely to be highly immunogenic or confer long-term immunity.

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.

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