Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study
Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts: the hands, lips, feet and more.…
Sophie Attwood
Sophie is a journalist at Australian Doctor.
Medical Must-See: Slip an extra shrimp on the dystrophy
Most Aussies say ‘prawn’ not ‘shrimp’, but they still recognise shrimp’s meaning in the seafood context — how many will recognise the context of ‘shrimp…
The Willy Wonka of death: Why Dr Philip Nitschke is making an implantable kill switch
Dr Philip Nitschke, the long-time euthanasia campaigner and one-time Aussie GP, was back in international headlines last month. The media’s interest had been stirred by…
Back to the future: Dr Jon Fogarty on the realities of life as a GP in 1984
You want to know what it was like as a GP in the year Australian Doctor was first published? As someone who was there, I’ll…
‘There are better doctors than me out here. I can only survive the dysfunction by coming and going’
Dr Kirsten Due knew all too well the desperate state of remote area health services. Here is her story. The two-year-old boy is near respiratory failure as we…
Cash deficits, politics and the IMG pipeline: Why medical colleges are under the cosh
Dr Death may have been a difficult personality with a misplaced confidence in his own talents. He may also have been a fraudster willing to…
Pharmacy guild launches petition against 60-day dispensing
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has launched a quick-fire campaign against 60-day dispensing, including a petition that has garnered 20,000 signatures in less than a…
What if Medicare was restricted to GPs who bulk-billed? This kind of reform is possible
Australia’s health system is under significant pressure. The Labor Government has inherited a system with declining bulk-billing rates for GP visits. These fell from almost…
Podcast: Helping young patients smash it after a stroke
Smashing it after stroke aims to share the stories and wisdom of other survivors of stroke to help patients navigate challenges and discover their new…
Podcast: Something to satisfy your morbid fascination with forensic pathology
For those fascinated with death and the ways in which people die, a new podcast series delves into the case files of a veteran forensic…
