Critics say the seven day break has always been unnecessary but was introduced in the hope it would make the Pill acceptable to the Catholic Church. But are the claims true? By Kemal [...]
By Dr Joe Kosterich Many years ago, I did a share trading course based on the work of William Gann, reputed to be the most successful Wall Street trader ever. His approach was to study past [...]
By Craig Patterson, Australian Prescriber Is it a problem when all you hear is blah-blah-blah-mab? “Pot-ay-toe, pot-ah-toe. Tom-ay-toe, tom-ah-toe. Let’s call the whole thing off.” Songwriters [...]
By Jocelyn Wright, AAP The Australian doctor involved in the heroic cave rescue in Thailand last year has been named joint Australian of the Year. SA anaesthetist Dr Richard Harris was [...]
By Kate McDonald, PULSE+IT PricewaterhouseCoopers has won a $530,000 contract to develop a digital plan for rural and remote healthcare to guide the transformation of rural and remote [...]
By Kemal Atlay, Australian Doctor A new advertising campaign is looking for a fair go for those diagnosed with lung cancer. Lung Foundation Australia says its campaign, which launches [...]
By Kemal Atlay, Australian Doctor Australian newspapers have been misleading readers about the importance of sun safety practices by exaggerating the benefits of vitamin D and glorifying sun [...]
The team at Barrier Reef Medical Centre is growing with Dr Natasha Crees joining the practice. Tash is a Far North Queensland local and grew up in Mossman. Tash’s father worked with the [...]
By Clare Pain, Australian Doctor Ever wondered why stroking babies seems to calm them? Well, a team of UK researchers has just found out. Their study shows that stroking babies at the right speed [...]
By Carmel Sparke, Australian Doctor Obtaining a prescription tops the list of the reasons Australians visit their GP, followed by a review appointment, and then treatment for an Upper [...]
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