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Medical Observer Opinion

These five cases highlight why we need to keep sight of the big picture

20th September 2019
We all know the saying about not being able to see the forest for the trees. That’s what I want to write about today. Case…
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Sight
Medical Observer Opinion

How other countries get parents to vaccinate their kids (and what we can learn)

20th September 2019
Countries around the world, including Australia, are using different ways to get parents to vaccinate their children. Our…
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Vaccination
Medical Observer Opinion

Despair in America can be a lesson to all doctors

19th September 2019
Earlier this month, the New York Times published an article titled 'The Age of American Despair' in which this question was…
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Happiness
Medical Observer Opinion

There's nothing romantic about the return of scarlet fever

19th September 2019
Scarlet fever conjures an image of the saintly character Beth March in the 19th-century novel Little Women, the third of…
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Scarlet fever
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Want to become a better GP?

17th September 2019
A new master’s degree from the University of Sydney seeks to disrupt the continuing education market by providing GPs with…
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stethoscope question 2
Medical Observer Opinion

As an imaging scientist, I can see that vaping is like cigarettes all over again

18th September 2019
Vaping causes severe illness in otherwise healthy young adults and teenagers. It causes a life-threatening, life-shortening…
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Vaping
Medical Observer Opinion

Why I believe in harvesting the health benefits of gardening

18th September 2019
A recent winter Sunday afternoon, as the gold light slanted, with all the glory of a Monet, to warm my back as I weeded, I…
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Gardening
Medical Observer Opinion

Could this app predict the likelihood of falls in the elderly?

17th September 2019
When a trip to ED can so easily turn into a need for full-time care, it’s easy to see why there is a fear of falling among…
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Walker