Medical Observer Opinion

Could patients soon be filling scripts at the supermarket?

16th September 2019
On the way home from a GP visit, your patient wanders into the supermarket to drop in their prescription at the supermarket…
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Supermarket pharmacy
Medical Observer Opinion

How this bill may change doctors' obligations on abortion

13th September 2019
If the Religious Discrimination Bill passes into law, women may find it harder to get an abortion. That’s because health…
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Abortion
Medical Observer Opinion

'It felt like a prison': Too many young Aussies are still stuck in nursing homes

9th September 2019
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety turns its attention this week to hearings focused on younger people…
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Disability
Medical Observer Opinion

Why we must act on Australia's paracetamol poisoning problem

2nd September 2019
Most of us recommend or take paracetamol to reduce pain or fever. As far as medications go, it’s one we’re unlikely to…
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Paracetamol
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Want to become a better GP?

17th September 2019
A new master’s degree from the University of Sydney seeks to disrupt the continuing education market by providing GPs with…
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stethoscope question 2
Medical Observer Opinion

GP admits: 'I felt the weight of what I had done and went home very anxious'

27th August 2019
The following is an extract from Dr Heather McNamee’s submission to the Queensland Parliament’s inquiry into palliative care…
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Morphine
Medical Observer Opinion

How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting for

26th August 2019
Last week, one of the world’s leading medical journals declared the medical community must act now to limit the health…
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World
6Minutes News

Australia set for new 10-year health plan

14th August 2019
Fewer than one in 10 Australians will smoke in five years time if the Morrison Government has its way. The nation will also…
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Greg Hunt