Today’s patients likely host future COVID-19 variants
A small Spanish study suggests each infected person has a mix of slightly different SARS-CoV-2 viruses.
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
Paramedic left to run hospital due to staff shortages
NSW Health has acknowledged the situation, which arose around Christmas when Omicron was rife, wasn't 'perfect'.
Former patients launch legal action against five cosmetic surgeons
The case against Dr Daniel Lanzer and four of his doctor associates has been lodged at the Supreme Court of Victoria.
COVID-19 can shrink and damage the brain: study
The UK research confirms there is 'strong evidence' for brain-related abnormalities with the infection.
Two people have died from Japanese encephalitis, states confirm
The deaths in NSW and Victoria took place in mid and late February when the infection was first detected in pigs.
Looking back at two larger-than-life doctors from the 60s and 70s
But there are many doctors from my past who loom large in my memory, and I do consider them my heroes — two of them particularly.…
Anaesthetist denies killing murdered nurse in 1980s
Dr Gregor Stewart was having an affair with Melbourne nurse Ina-Doris Warrick when she was murdered in 1986, heard Victoria's Supreme Court .
Could stool pills be used to treat peanut allergy?
Early results of a small US trial show faecal microbiota transplantation leads to an increase in the reactivity threshold to peanut.
GP caught up in TV show’s error on the Queen taking ivermectin
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal took part in a A Current Affair segment on the monarch's COVID-19 status where a picture of ivermectin was wrongly shown.
Omicron variant has 75% lower risk of death than Delta: study
Real-world data from South Korea confirms one variant causes more serious illness than the other.
