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It seems as though one of the few clear points of difference between the major parties in this election campaign is the position on the freezing of Medicare rebates. For a very readable background to this…
There has been a rising tide of demands from governmental and other regulatory bodies targeting two related but distinct problems within the chiropractic profession. The first is the push from COAG Health…
In this column two and a half years ago, I took the Chiropractic Board of Australia (CBA) to task for abdicating its responsibility to keep the public safe by waving through questionable activities that…
Regular readers of this column will know that I’ve been less than complimentary about the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in its efforts to regulate advertising of non-prescription…
This morning I was dragged from my paperwork by a very excited colleague. He wanted me to see with him a patient I had sent for a trial of a new treatment. Before I go further, I’d like to give you a bit…
I’ve previously made the case that all codeine-containing pharmaceutical products be sold with prescriptions. In summary, there is mounting evidence that over-the-counter, codeine-containing medications…
My apologies for the slightly sectarian title of this piece. I remain an enculturated Catholic despite being a long time lapsed. I think the metaphor is pretty appropriate, as Medibank Private is truly…
This week is National Pain Week so it’s only fitting that I should climb onto the soapbox again in support of people with persistent pain, their employers, workmates, friends, and families. The economic…
Two Australian doctors have taken to the pages of the prestigious journal, the BMJ to make their international colleagues aware of the extraordinary assault on medical ethics contained in the recently…
Frequent commenter on this column and Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) executive member Dr Sue Ieraci tweeted a link to this extraordinary defence of homeopathy in pharmacies, in the online pharmacy…