Monthly media digest: April/May 2024

22 April 2024

A digest of college news coverage for April/May 2024

FPM fellow Professor Steven Faux discusses long COVID

Professor Faux, Director of Pain Medicine at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, featured in a 3700 word article about long COVID in The Weekend Australian on 20 April.

Professor Faux's book, "Long COVID: expert advice, from diagnosis to treatment and recovery" is released in early May.

The article noted that: "Many studies have found that long Covid affects the brain, and it’s a key part of the rehabilitation program at the St Vincent’s clinic – even though Professor Faux admits the medical profession is at a loss to explain what causes the fog."
 

FPM Vice-Dean interviewed on ABC radio  

Dr Dilip Kapur was interviewed for a 10 minute segment on ABC Radio Adelaide's Afternoon program about the faculty's call for a national pain device implant registry. The interview starts at 1:26:30.

The interview was a follow up to the faculty's 9 April media release that was issued following an ABC Four Corners broadcast on 8 April about pain implant devices and spinal fusion.