Opinion

Medical Observer Opinion

How Facebook is entering the world of health screening

22nd November 2019
First it was Apple with its atrial fibrillation alerts. Now, that prince of social media darkness, Facebook, is getting into…
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Facebook
Medical Observer Opinion

What we can learn from the happiest doctors

21st November 2019
I have gotten to the stage where I take a more philosophical approach to the issue of physician burnout and job…
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Happy
Medical Observer Opinion

Poor GP care ends in legal 'compromise'

21st November 2019
A 65-year-old woman, who has been attending her GP for many years, is being treated for hyperlipidaemia. She has a family…
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Senior
Medical Observer Opinion

Amazing 90-year-olds and why this GP attends funerals

20th November 2019
On my early morning constitutional, I often pass an older woman who is in a hurry, briskly walking towards the shops. She…
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Old people
Medical Observer Opinion

Being a good GP doesn't mean being one 24/7

20th November 2019
I have a problem that every doctor wants, until they have it. I am now booked out almost two weeks in advance. Yes, you can…
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Time off
Medical Observer Opinion

Loneliness is a social cancer, every bit as alarming as cancer itself

20th November 2019
The ABC’s Australia Talks project aims to stimulate a conversation on a broad sweep of topics — from job security and sexual…
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Loneliness
Medical Observer Opinion

10 building blocks of therapeutic relationships

19th November 2019
It is well known by now that a doctor's demeanour influences the clinical response patients have to any prescribed treatment…
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Doctor