Medical Observer Opinion

The Nobel prize: How chilli peppers revealed how humans feel pain

8th October 2021
Think about how often we sense touch or temperature. Perhaps it's the warmth we feel when we hold a coffee cup, or the…
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Australian Doctor News

Is the new COVID-19 pill really a game changer?

5th October 2021
The Federal Government has announced it has bought 300,000 doses of a new COVID-19 treatment called molnupiravir. It has…
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Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam
Australian Doctor News

Your comments of the week: Vaccine Nazis, Greg Hunt and shark bites

3rd October 2021
Each week, Australian Doctor readers post hundreds of comments in response to our articles. Below, your views on chiros and…
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Australian Doctor News

They're saving us from COVID-19, is influenza next for mRNA vaccines?

1st October 2021
Until last year, pharma company Moderna seemed to be a toxic investment story you read about only if you thumbed through the…
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Professor Nigel McMillan
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Initiating triple therapy in a patient with work-related asthma/COPD: case study

12th October 2021

Case study: meet Nathan who has severe breathlessness
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patient
Australian Doctor News

Your comments of the week: Media abuse of doctors, the Taliban and ivermectin

16th September 2021
Each week, Australian Doctor readers post hundreds of comments in response to our articles. Below, whether medical colleges…
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Australian Doctor News

Professor Sarah Gilbert: The scientist behind the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

8th September 2021
Creating an effective COVID-19 vaccine in less than a year was a scientific achievement akin to a moon-landing, the…
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Professor Sarah Gilbert
Specialist Updates Cardiology

Cardiology editorials 'rife' with financial conflicts

18th August 2021
More than half of medical journal editorials commenting on randomised controlled trials of invasive cardiovascular…
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money in medicine