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Patients want it, but should GPs offer 'buy now pay later' services?

16th October 2019
The AMA’s Ethics and Medico-Legal Committee recently discussed whether it is ethically appropriate for a doctor to offer…
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Afterpay
Medical Observer Opinion

The costs are huge for all when doctors and parents disagree

16th October 2019
When a child is sick and parents and doctors disagree about what to do next, who is best placed to make that decision? This…
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Sick child
Medical Observer Opinion

How to make the most out of getting fired

15th October 2019
Recently I was doing a clean-up, going through stacks of old papers, and I found some scribbled notes from 30 years ago. It…
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Fired
Medical Observer Opinion

'Living cancer drugs' stay on patrol in the body for decades

15th October 2019
Professor Carl June — an oncologist, researcher and renowned pioneer in the fight against cancer — has created the first …
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Professor Carl June
Medical Observer Opinion

Are we tackling obesity the wrong way?

14th October 2019
When it comes to obesity, it seems that everyone has an opinion. Some advocate that individuals should 'take responsibility…
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diet
Medical Observer Opinion

Nobel Prize gives the study of cell hypoxia its 'whoo hooo' moment

14th October 2019
On the morning of 7 October, I woke up with the message from a colleague saying: “HIF got the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology…
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High-altitude climber
Medical Observer Opinion

9 medicolegal 'C words' every GP needs to know

11th October 2019
It seems to me that 'C words' are disproportionally represented in our medicolegal lexicon. In fact, I feel my professional…
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Plan C