The eyes tell the story
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Hidradenitis suppurativa
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What GPs need to know about peptides
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Pharmacist prescribing: Yes, access to care matters, but safety is not an optional extra
Medical indemnity provider Avant delivered what it called a rare political intervention this month, declaring that pharmacist prescribing was crossing a critical safety threshold. It…
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I told my grandson that I needed to cancel the weekly afternoon pickup from school and playtime because I would be in hospital. I used…
More bulk-billing is fine, but what the health system really needs is genuine reform
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For too long, vending machines have languished in dark corridors, dispensing soft drinks and fat-filled snacks, contributing to the obesity epidemic. In a revolutionary program,…
Social media is awash with medical lies: As doctors, we have a moral obligation to fight back
A tweet on X, dated 2 January 2024 and attributed to Elon Musk, stated that “heavy use of C-sections allows for a larger brain, as…
