Medical Observer Opinion

Think COVID-19 quacks are bad? Here’s what they did for the Spanish flu

20th September 2021
We’re researching COVID-19 in a fast-paced world with new data becoming available all the time. We track which interventions…
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Australian Doctor News

Why (male) surgeons refused to call themselves Dr

20th July 2021
Why do some surgeons refer to themselves as Mr rather than Dr? Debate on the age-old question recently surfaced once more…
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Dr Michael Ee and Dr Amy Jeeves
Medical Observer Opinion

Endless itching: Anzacs treated lice with their own brand of medicine

26th April 2021
We think we know a lot about Australian and New Zealand soldiers’ health in the first world war. Many books, novels and…
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Australian Doctor News

'If you do no harm you do nothing': The story of a medical revolution

1st April 2021
Blood stem cell transplants have transformed the care and lives of millions. But the origins of this medical revolution…
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Medical Observer Opinion

COVID-19 vaccines: Why Elvis impersonators can change suspicious minds

18th February 2021
When Elvis Presley rolled up his sleeve in October 1956 and was photographed receiving the new polio vaccine hours before…
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Australian Doctor News

Summer long reads: 6 of our best in-depth stories from 2020

29th December 2020
From the summer bushfires to a pandemic with still no clear end in sight, to say 2020 was troubled would be an…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Why ridding medicine of its 'white dude' legacy is a bad idea

20th August 2020
A few weeks ago, a rigorous debate erupted on social media about the alleged need to remove the names of ‘dead white dudes’…
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