I’m an ED doctor, this is how I tell people their loved one has died
The hard truth about medicine, in particular my job in emergency medicine, isn’t merely that people die. It is that we have to tell people that people…
Tag: Death and Dying
Barbiturate deaths rising despite drop in prescribing
Pentobarbitone is the number one agent in a rising tide of suicide, research reveals.
One year on – what’s been the impact of legalising voluntary assisted dying?
One year ago, the Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying Act came into effect after a prolonged, intense and divisive public debate. A year later, what can…
‘I sat at my desk sobbing’: GP’s grief at his patient’s lonely suicide
Dr Nick Carr's patient took his own life after being denied access to Victoria's assisted dying scheme.
Woman dies after aged care home failed to tell GP of missed medication doses
When a medication shortage hit, no-one told the GP a different form of her anti-seizure medication was urgently needed.
Two doctors in one family die from coronavirus
Surgeon Dr Satyender D. Khanna and his nephrologist daughter Dr Priya Khanna died just days apart in New Jersey, US.
Voluntary euthanasia in the age of coronavirus: A doctor’s story
Melbourne oncologist Dr Cam McLaren explains the challenges of helping patients access Victoria's assisted dying laws during COVID-19 restrictions.…
The poorest Australians are twice as likely to die before age 75 as the richest – and the gap’s getting worse
People living in socially disadvantaged areas and outside major cities are much more likely to die prematurely, new research shows. The study, published in the…
11 reasons why terminal sedation can be the wrong option
Just one clinical argument has run through the discussions on the rights and wrongs of voluntary assisted dying. It is the argument voiced frequently by opponents…
Are the coronavirus sacrifices being made purely for Granny’s benefit?
On the evening of 16 April, the ABC journalist Leigh Sales interviewed Australia’s Prime Minister regarding the Government’s COVID-19 response. One Ms Sales’ questions concerned the fairness…
