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3 ways doctors can help debunk medical myths

10th February 2020
All doctors can — and should — play a part in challenging pseudoscience, from the small ways such as smiling through the…
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Jade egg
Medical Observer Opinion

Why medical researchers should be shamed into behaving acceptably

22nd January 2020
Some creatures take a long time to gestate their offspring: camels, for example, carry their pregnancies for 410 days. The…
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Researchers
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'New vaccine needed' as pertussis continues to evolve

16th January 2020
The need to develop new antigens to improve the pertussis vaccine is “pressing”, as the bacteria continues to evolve into a…
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Vaccine
Australian Doctor News

Scientist who genetically edited babies jailed

6th January 2020
The Chinese scientist accused of undertaking a “monstrous experiment” for his involvement in the creation of the world's…
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He Jiankui
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Men more likely to describe their research as 'excellent'

17th December 2019
Male researchers are more likely than their female counterparts to use superlatives like 'first' or 'novel' to describe…
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Medical journal
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How GPs can help develop a time-saving 'digital scribe'

9th December 2019
GPs are being recruited to record patient consultations to help create a ‘digital scribe’ that would slash the time…
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Australian Doctor News

College journal defends 'extraordinary' GP placebo prescribing study

9th December 2019
The Australian Journal of General Practice has defended publishing a paper that concluded GPs are commonly prescribing…
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Dr Michael Tam