By Dr Umberto Russo MBBS, FRACGP

Working in the after hours, our Doctors are frequently called to the bedside of a person requiring palliative care or end-of-life care. Some of these patients may be in an aged care facility, while others are at home.

By Dr Umberto Russo MBBS, FRACGP

Apart from finger paintings and the odd collage, the unfortunate reality is that the thing your child will most likely bring home from childcare is an infectious illness.

It's always distressing for a parent when your little one has a fever. This infographic tells you what to do and when to seek medical help..

We asked Dr Umberto Russo, MBBS, FRACGP, Chief Medical Officer at 13SICK, National Home Doctor Service, to answer some questions about pneumonia, a common and potentially life-threatening illness.

By Dr Umberto Russo MBBS, FRACGP

In my almost thirty years on the road visiting patients at home in the after hours, I can’t tell you how many cases of shingles I have seen.