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Medical Observer Opinion

Pharmacists prescribing antibiotics for UTIs: Here's what could go wrong

24th January 2022
Last week the Queensland Government announced it was extending its trial of pharmacists prescribing antibiotics for…
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Real Case: Follow-up tests showed it wasn’t the Indian food

24th January 2022
I have worked as a GP for more than a quarter of a century. I believe in being extremely thorough and often look for non…
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GPs always have to be on the lookout for zebras

21st January 2022
In everyday clinical practice, we see mostly ordinary things. But our job description requires us to always at least…
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Should we reopen schools or not? It’s more complicated than that

19th January 2022
The dozens of passionate comments left on the AusDoc website as to whether schools should open shortly reveal how difficult…
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Uncontrolled asthma: how to improve adherence in lockdown and beyond

25th January 2022

Take a few minutes to brush up on the latest clinical advice 
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4 numbers to watch in wake of new COVID-19 testing rules

17th January 2022
Before Australia’s recent changes to COVID-19 testing, working out when we reached the peak of cases was, in principle,…
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How I would save general practice

17th January 2022
We all agree that general practice is in decline, but no one has asked me how it can be saved.  So, how, if I had the power,…
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How to stay calm and carry on as a GP

14th January 2022
I have two anecdotes to relate about my near misses in GP obstetrics, both dealing with jaundiced neonates. With the first,…
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