GP consultation encouraged in prescribing opioids for crash victims

New findings released reveal opioid use has tripled from 11 percent pre-injury to 33 per cent during the 18 months post-injury, according to a study that examined PBS medication use by 700 people injured on Victorian roads between 2010 and 2012. The Monash University Injury Research Institute of Melbourne study showed Oxycodone was the most…

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Dr Harry Cooper discusses Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Dr Harry Cooper discusses the seriousness of pneumococcal pneumonia and how to protect oneself against pneumonia, such as having the free pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination available to Australians aged 65 and over. Pneumococcal Pneumonia from VIVA! Communications on Vimeo.

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