This is how you should communicate surgical risk
A study of surgical patients reveals using percentages is more effective than words like 'sometimes'.
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
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Woman charged over 600 fake medical exemptions
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Is tramadol really safer than codeine for non-cancer pain?
Primary care study shows a new tramadol prescription is associated with a significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality than one for codeine.
Are pharma payments to doctors driving IVF overuse?
Australian researchers say the 'considerable' sums spent by companies on fertility clinicians and events may be responsible for unnecessary treatme…
New coronavirus variant being tracked
Mu, or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have been recorded in South America and Europe.
Does taping shoulders to ease pain work?
Cochrane researchers who looked at 23 trials say it's doubtful.
Army and aid medics dispatched to rural communities
Concern over western NSW's growing COVID-19 outbreak has led to the deployment of defence personnel and an emergency medical team.
