Vaccines living in the real world
COVID vaccines have been developed and administered in record-breaking time, but Dr Karl Gruber (PhD) looks at how effective they have been and what is still needed.
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Meet the team
The team at Medical Forum wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. Our offices will close on Friday, December 17 and reopen on Tuesday, January 4. Read More...
NSVT – who to treat, who should treat
The 1 November 2021 changes to MBS descriptors for non-surgical vein treatments (NSVT), if not properly understood, may deny worthy patients’ treatment. Read More...
A little bit of culture – TB or not TB
Differentiation of intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn’s disease can be challenging due to overlapping clinical, endoscopic and histopathologic features. However, this distinction is important as treatment for these two conditions differs considerably. Read More...
Be prepared… and flexible
An edition focused on innovations seems apt at this time, as our State prepares to pivot and adapt to the first real presence of the virus that has kept the world on its toes for two years. Read More...
Treatments coming to the fore
While prevention is better than cure and vaccines remain the best frontline defence, Cathy O’Leary looks at growing interest in ways to treat COVID-19. Read More...
We’re not safe, until we’re all safe
Public health epidemiologist Dr Priscilla Robinson argues that when it comes to COVID, we have to think globally. Read More...
These testing times
Dr David Rutherford (pictured) and Dr David Smith explain what GPs need to know about COVID testing. Read More...