Medical Observer

Medical Observer Views

Why GPs need to be the ones defining who is sick

16th April 2019
Did you know the definition of high blood pressure (hypertension) in the US was recently greatly expanded? Overnight, tens…
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Directions
Medical Observer Views

Is this the start of pay for performance?

15th April 2019
As D-Day for the biggest shake-up in the history of the multimillion-dollar GP Practice Incentives Program looms, the…
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money dripping
Medical Observer Views

Is it safe for hep C patients to be transplant donors?

15th April 2019
An estimated 180,000 Australians are living with hepatitis C infection. As we know, direct-acting antivirals have…
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organ donation
Medical Observer Views

Beat the odds by playing the patient numbers game

12th April 2019
I don't know how others celebrated International Statistics Day, but I dedicated an entire morning clinic to the cause. If…
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Coleman's Corner
Medical Observer Views

Measles: should vaccinations be compulsory?

12th April 2019
Following a measles outbreak in Rockland County in New York State, authorities there have declared a state of emergency,…
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vaccination
Medical Observer Views

Results in on whether parents expect antibiotics

11th April 2019
Are parents really intent on persuading GPs to prescribe antibiotics, even if they’re not indicated, when they bring their…
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Medicine
Medical Observer Views

Tabbot Foundation's gone, does Medi-care?

11th April 2019
It’s sad news for all Australians — especially for women of reproductive age — that the Tabbot Foundation is closing its…
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Telehealth