Pharmacists could easily miss something serious – I almost did
I totally concur with Dr Jason King’s grave concern for the small Aboriginal community that he and his GP colleagues so ably care for. Dr King is…
Sophie Attwood
Sophie is a journalist at Australian Doctor.
Here’s what the latest polio cases mean for Australia
Until recently, polio had only been detected in a handful of countries, thanks to global eradication efforts. But this year’s polio alerts in the US,…
‘We do not defend everything Dr Berger says, but we defend his right to say it’
Dr David Berger is being required by AHPRA to undergo education in regard to his historical social media commentary. Further education is a good thing…
Medical Must-See: Sunburn or monkeypox? GP’s misdiagnosis ends in rotting nose
The initial mix-up threw a monkey wrench in the case.
Weighing up the pros and cons of prescribing semaglutide off label
The hashtag #ozempicweightloss continues to trend online, and patient demand for semaglutide prescriptions persists, as Australian Doctor recently highlighted.1 Before-and-after photos of users showing transformational…
Why the Tavistock gender identity clinic is being shut down
Clinical judgements and the clinical counselling at the Tavistock Centre, which since 1989 has provided the UK’s only gender identity clinic for children and young…
AHPRA is in dangerous territory – we need a Royal Commission
I attended the AMA National Conference on 29-31 July, at which a motion calling for a Royal Commission was presented to about 160 voting delegates.…
The COVID-19 lab leak theory is dead
My colleagues and I published the most detailed studies of the earliest events in the COVID-19 pandemic last month in the journal Science. Together, these…
What sort of doctor have I become?
Many years ago, while hosting the annual dinner of the Medico-Legal Society of NSW, the guest speaker, who was a professional comedian, asked me what…
Why patients with disabilities and mental distress are being turned away
It’s no secret COVID-19 is having a drastic impact on people’s wellbeing and has worsened an already rising trend in mental health problems. The Australian…
