Medical Observer Opinion

4 letters GPs receive that aren't worth the paper they're written on

29th January 2020
I’m not sure if it’s being back at work after the summer break, the drought and the bushfires, or just that I am now a…
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GP letter
Medical Observer Opinion

Should GPs avoid prescribing antibiotics to curb childhood obesity?

29th January 2020
Australian children have one of the highest rates of antibiotic use in the world. More than half have received at least one…
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Baby medicine
Medical Observer Opinion

5 rules for a fulfilling medical career

28th January 2020
It’s the time of year when many colleagues make career transitions requiring 'orientation' programs for those entering…
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Happy doctor
Medical Observer Opinion

Axing the fax: What slow-mo Oz could learn from the Kiwis

28th January 2020
It’s one hell of a New Year’s resolution — the New Zealand health ministry has committed to exterminating the fax machine by…
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Sending a fax
Medical Observer Opinion

Real case: The day my patient got a lucky break

24th January 2020
It was just after Christmas: our clinic was opening the week between Christmas and New Year on reduced hours and I had…
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Crutches
Medical Observer Opinion

The shadow of SARS: China learnt the hard way how to handle an epidemic

24th January 2020
The emergence of a new virus in central China has brought back painful memories of another virulent respiratory disease that…
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Coronavirus particle
Medical Observer Opinion

When litigation fails, why do some patients avoid paying your costs?

23rd January 2020
I am often asked why MDOs sometimes resolve medical negligence claims in favour of their doctors but on the basis that each…
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Medicolegal