Medical Observer

Medical Observer Opinion

Why caution is needed over online prescription services

24th February 2020
Digital technology is making access to healthcare easier than ever before. Multiple websites and apps allow consumers to…
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Prescription
Medical Observer Opinion

Much is missing from Victoria's report into its assisted dying scheme

21st February 2020
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board has this week published a report detailing the first six months of the legislation…
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Assisted dying
Medical Observer Opinion

Managing medical uncertainty: How a misdiagnosis has shaken my confidence

20th February 2020
My husband has an amazing specialist who notifies his patients of their results as soon as they become available. It is…
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diagnosis
Medical Observer Opinion

Does sex really increase cancer risk?

20th February 2020
A study published last week, and covered on 6minutes, claims to have found a link between having had 10 or more sexual…
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Sexual relationship
Medical Observer Opinion

How guidelines miss the key ingredient of quality patient care

19th February 2020
For three years in the '90s, I chaired the Health Advisory Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council…
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Guidelines
Medical Observer Opinion

Is there a link between sexuality and skin cancer?

18th February 2020
Last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics came under fire for a decision to exclude questions about sexual orientation…
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At the beach
Medical Observer Opinion

Doctors are as compassionate as nurses - we just need to start owning it

18th February 2020
There is a popular trope going around suggesting that somehow doctors lack the compassion of our nursing colleagues. We see…
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Compassion