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The popular internet meme First World Problems makes often bitingly ironic statements about things which are really irritating and sometimes infuriating, but only from a position of self-involved privilege…
I have become aware due to my own diligent research on the internet (literally hours and hours) about a massive conspiracy by greedy and unscrupulous engineers. I am talking about the fearsome, faceless…
The tragic case of Penelope Dingle’s death from a potentially treatable cancer was the subject of a moving ABC Australian Story. Following a coronial inquest, the case continues to make headlines with…
An interesting snippet from The Age today. It seems that the Federal Government of the day in 2005 was warned that its proposed $226m dial-in hotline, known as healthdirect Australia would not reduce Emergency…
The MJA this month leads a themed edition with an editorial on the public health and social consequences of persistent pain which makes sobering reading. For my own part I am well aware of this, as I spend…
The Friends of Science in Medicine is a loose collaboration of doctors and other scientists and concerned citizens who have chosen to speak out on the topic of where science belongs in medicine, and where…
The recent Swisse Vitamins flap has led to another round of discussions about advertising terminology for supplements and over-the-counter (OTC) health products. To briefly summarise, for those up the…