‘No blood. My daughter’s willing to die’: My encounters with Jehovah’s Witnesses
Editor’s note: This article has been updated. It originally stated that Jehovah’s Witnesses are not allowed to drink, which is incorrect. There has been some…
Dr Malcolm Fisher
Dr Fisher was AusDoc's columnist 'Retractor' for many years. He is a retired intensive care specialist from Sydney, NSW.
Dr Charlie Teo and why gagging doctors is a fool’s game
I have been following the investigation into Dr Charlie Teo. I’ve said it before: if we were to be judged by our five worst-case outcomes,…
So you’re an expert? What does that mean these days anyway…
You see, I was invited to a meeting in Germany by a university, but when the cheque arrived for the ticket, it came from a…
Dealing with the dark side: How I was scammed out of $18,000 by a smart fraudster
Every morning this week, I have received a scam by email — all from apparently reputable firms but with URLs containing a man’s name or…
The youthful misdeeds of politicians don’t bother me as much as their current behaviour
I am not sure whether I like NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet or his party much. I tend to judge a person largely on the area…
Why bullying is often in the eye of the beholder
When I have my regular lunches with those still in the hospital service, bullying always comes into the discussion. They say it is a real…
Times are changing — and pharmacists treating UTIs may be the next step
Maybe times have changed. I have been following the correspondence about pharmacists treating UTIs with interest. It seems reasonable on the surface — if you…
I was heading straight to the Tower should an F-bomb slip out before her Royal Highness
When you retire, everybody is very nice about you. I still have the speeches and citations and stuff and look at them occasionally to reminisce…
Why Australia is still safe from socialist medicine
I was very new and working in New Zealand when two major trans-Tasman revolutions occurred: accident compensation in Australia and accident compensation in New Zealand.…
Doctors are like matadors: we learn most from our worst mistakes
There has been a lot of stuff in the press about some tall poppy doctors whose reputations and skills have taken a battering. The stories…
