Medical Observer

Medical Observer Opinion

Do GPs trump specialists in this wicked world?

22nd September 2021
I was recently unwell enough to come to the attention of four different specialists, and because my presentation was a bit…
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5 minutes to read
Medical Observer Opinion

Is 'whiteness' still dominating Australia’s health services?

22nd September 2021
Due to the ongoing effects of colonisation, First Nations peoples often experience socio-economic disadvantage and health…
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3 minutes to read
Medical Observer Opinion

Think COVID-19 quacks are bad? Here’s what they did for the Spanish flu

20th September 2021
We’re researching COVID-19 in a fast-paced world with new data becoming available all the time. We track which interventions…
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3 minutes to read
Medical Observer Opinion

The Kafkaesque world of a locum in lockdown

17th September 2021
OKAY. I get it. I’m one of the fortunate ones. I’ve survived the COVID lockdowns better than most. Living in a rural NSW…
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7 minutes to read
Medical Observer Opinion

Ivermectin – why doctors risk being rogues not heroes

15th September 2021
This COVID-19 pandemic has been described in many ways – “unprecedented” is among the more commonly used terms. The reality…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Everybody freeze! Should public health experts dictate lockdowns?

13th September 2021
A few days ago, I was paying for a purchase, masked and ‘checked in’ as a good pandemic citizen.  As I turned to leave a…
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GP counselling happens in a room - what if you go outside?

13th September 2021
If you peered through the keyhole of any psychotherapy session, chances are they would all look very similar. There may be…
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