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5 rules for a fulfilling medical career

28th January 2020
It’s the time of year when many colleagues make career transitions requiring 'orientation' programs for those entering…
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Happy doctor
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Axing the fax: What slow-mo Oz could learn from the Kiwis

28th January 2020
It’s one hell of a New Year’s resolution — the New Zealand health ministry has committed to exterminating the fax machine by…
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Sending a fax
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Real case: The day my patient got a lucky break

24th January 2020
It was just after Christmas: our clinic was opening the week between Christmas and New Year on reduced hours and I had…
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Crutches
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The shadow of SARS: China learnt the hard way how to handle an epidemic

24th January 2020
The emergence of a new virus in central China has brought back painful memories of another virulent respiratory disease that…
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Coronavirus particle
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When litigation fails, why do some patients avoid paying your costs?

23rd January 2020
I am often asked why MDOs sometimes resolve medical negligence claims in favour of their doctors but on the basis that each…
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Medicolegal
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Doctors, get a kick out of this: The biology of coffee

23rd January 2020
You’re reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, aren’t you? Coffee is the most popular drink in many parts of the…
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Coffee
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A true story this doctor wants other clinicians to know about

22nd January 2020
Doctors, as a whole, are not known for being the most down-to-earth or humble individuals. Ask most people out there who…
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Advice