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I'm a GP now working from home - here's why

31st March 2020
Like many of my patients, I fall into the high-risk group for infections like COVID-19. Two years ago, I had a pulmonary…
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Telehealth
Medical Observer Opinion

How to get the best out of telehealth in the COVID-19 era

30th March 2020
As our workforce prepares for the peak of COVID-19, the importance of telehealth has been catapulted to the front and centre…
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Telehealth
Medical Observer Opinion

'It's an incredibly infectious virus ... people are working seven days a week on this'

30th March 2020
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, has infected nearly three-quarters of a million people and…
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Professor Peter Doherty
Medical Observer Opinion

Here's how we're going to get through this coronavirus thing

27th March 2020
So, have you heard about this COVID-19 thing? You probably have. It’s all over the papers. And the news. And that, my very…
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Music
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Today’s COVID-19 pandemic was predicted back in 2015

27th March 2020
Put simply, it's Bill and TED's excellent prediction. As the world struggles to combat the coronavirus outbreak, we are…
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Bill Gates
Medical Observer Opinion

The COVID Diaries: An infectious diseases doctor shares his fears

26th March 2020
These are harrowing times. Nobody is unaffected. Infectious diseases specialist Dr Jim Newcombe understands this better…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Rub-a-dub-dub, 30,000 men studied in a tub

26th March 2020
A good soak in a hot tub is a ritual enjoyed by many. But could it do more for the body than relaxing muscles and cleansing?…
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Hot tub