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13 May 2013

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Monday’s medical myth: flatlining patients can be shocked back to life

By Michael Vagg, Barwon Health

Beep….beep……….beep……….beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. “We’re losing him. Out of my way, nurse!” The quick-thinking young doctor charges the defibrillator paddles and places them on the chest of the lifeless…

29 April 2013

Monday’s medical myth: you can think yourself better

By Michael Vagg, Barwon Health

Of all the cultural beliefs about health and illness that saturate the developed world, there is none so pervasive and deeply held as the idea that you can “battle” an illness by sheer force of will…

12 April 2013

Explainer: what is the funny bone?

By Michael Vagg, Barwon Health

Put a finger on the point of your elbow. Feel inwards from there about half and inch or slightly more until you find another bony outcrop. Got it? Good. Tap with your finger in the valley between those…

25 February 2013

Monday’s medical myth: stress can turn hair grey overnight

8 October 2012

Monday’s medical myth: fish oil is good for heart health

3 October 2012

Myotherapy: panacea or placebo?

22 August 2012

Explainer: insomnia, pills and the pursuit of sleep

11 June 2012

Monday’s medical myth: shaved hair grows back faster and thicker

19 March 2012

Monday’s medical myth: hospitals get busier on full moons

23 January 2012

Monday’s medical myth: play Mozart to boost your baby’s IQ

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Michael Vagg

Clinical Senior Lecturer at Deakin University School of Medicine & Pain Specialist