Medical Observer

Medical Observer Opinion

'Doctors could have predicted every flu season since 2007'

10th October 2019
Thanks to a constant barrage of shocking media stories, it should come as no surprise that Australia is nearing the end of…
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Flu vaccine
Medical Observer Opinion

Who'd want to be a GP, let alone a clinic owner?

9th October 2019
As a GP who aspires to become one of the ever-declining number of GP owners, I find myself caught in a conundrum asking…
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Doctor surgery sign
Medical Observer Opinion

Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription-only

8th October 2019
Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription-only medicine would lead to more people misusing stronger…
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Pills
Medical Observer Opinion

Mental health care plans send me psycho

4th October 2019
I get exasperated with the unrelenting demand for mental health care plans. Patients now seem conditioned to expect them as…
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Anger
Medical Observer Opinion

Tic Tac tactic: When desperate parents think inside the box

4th October 2019
Last year, Australian Doctor published the story of Dr Kenny Clark, a GP with type 1 diabetes who built his own artificial…
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tic tacs
Medical Observer Opinion

Insulin's sweet spot sours as diabetes deaths increase

3rd October 2019
In 1922, an anxious father was waiting at Pyrmont Wharf in Sydney for a ship to come in. At home, his five-year-old…
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Insulin protest
Medical Observer Opinion

Why patients with osteoarthritis need a 'mindset' makeover

3rd October 2019
A national osteoarthritis strategy released late last year noted that one out of four Australians living with the condition…
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Knee OA