Mohana Basu

3 weeks ago | ausdoc.com.au | Mohana Basu

Mount Arapiles, a 140-metre rock formation, is dividing both doctors and their wider community. It is famed within the rock climbing community worldwide, but its traditional name is Dyurrite and it is a place of deep cultural significance to the Wotjobaluk people, the traditional owners. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

3 weeks ago | ausdoc.com.au | Mohana Basu

Deferring the first routine MMR vaccination to 12 months could put babies at unnecessary risk of measles amid a national outbreak of at least 77 cases this year, researchers say. A systematic review, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), suggests vaccinating children as early as four months warrants consideration as only 30% of babies of that age are still protected by maternal antibodies.

3 weeks ago | ausdoc.com.au | Mohana Basu

There are many wondrous things about GLP-1 receptor agonists, not least their capacity to cripple health budgets. Given the scale of obesity and its economic cost, governments around the globe have been wrestling with whether to fund the treatments through a variety of cost-benefit formulations. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

1 month ago | ausdoc.com.au | Mohana Basu

Widespread use of nirsevimab in infants may reduce RSV-related hospitalisations by more than half, suggests a real-world study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. WA’s State Government was the first to offer funded, statewide RSV immunisation with nirsevimab (Beyfortus) back in April 2024. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

1 month ago | ausdoc.com.au | Mohana Basu

A GP has built an AI scribe that suggests Medicare items for GPs to claim in real time as it drafts medical notes based on consultation audio. If a consultation narrows to asthma management, for example, the scribe — called MBSPro — highlights items linked to asthma, such as spirometry or care planning. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.