Medical Observer Opinion

One year on, is the NT's floor price for booze actually working?

14th January 2020
Despite the grumbles about the nanny state, the introduction of a floor price for alcohol in the Northern Territory appeared…
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Beer
Medical Observer Opinion

As Australia burns, where is our plan?

9th January 2020
As the fires continue to burn across eastern Australia, the full scale of the health impacts and the capacity of health…
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Bushfire
Australian Doctor News

Charlie Teo, UTI menace and 40-minute care plans: AusDoc stories of the year

20th December 2019
Australian Doctor is employing the retrospecs to take a look back at the main stories of year.  At number 6 and 7 we reach…
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2019
Medical Observer Opinion

The story of 2019: GPs and the Three Musketeers

18th December 2019
This year has been full of people trying to persuade us to change. The Department of Health sent ­letters, the aged care…
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Aristotle
Medical Observer Opinion

It's simple - unless GPs are rewarded for care co-ordination, patients will suffer

11th December 2019
As a family doctor, I receive a lot of reports from emergency room visits, consultations and hospitalisations. Many such…
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Report
Medical Observer Opinion

Drug company distortion of medical evidence needs to end

5th December 2019
While there’s much to celebrate in medicine, it’s now beyond doubt that we have too much of it. Too many tests, diagnoses,…
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Medical Observer News

This is what's missing in the Commission's mental health report

1st November 2019
The Productivity Commission has revealed 3.9 million of us are living with mental illness, and it’s costing the country an…
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depressed child