The house call 4 Nov 2011 0 comments Early in Dr Tanveer Ahmed's career, he took a job with a GP house-call service. In this edited extract from his book, he tells all about a day that haunts him still.
Misunderstood youth 25 Aug 2011 0 comments Cancer rates are increasing among young people and survival is lagging behind other age groups. So why is so little attention paid to this forgotten demographic?
Learning to love infections 19 Jul 2011 0 comments For a man who grew up in a germ-phobic house, Dr Frank Bowden has become very attached to microbes, as he explains in this extract from his new book.
Living better, living longer? 13 Jul 2011 0 comments The goal of palliative care is to relieve suffering. Does it also help cancer patients live longer?
Have stethoscope, will travel 4 Jul 2011 0 comments For doctors, medical training can be a passport to adventure.
All change… 29 Jun 2011 0 comments As divisions switch tracks to become Medicare Locals, we ask what they have done for general practice.
The good, the bad and the uncertain 23 Jun 2011 0 comments Political news editor Michael East hits the road to see what impact super clinics are having in the real world.
What have I got myself into? 12 May 2011 0 comments We asked readers to tell us about their early experiences in medicine. The seven winning entries here show that we can laugh at anything, eventually.
From little things… 5 May 2011 0 comments Indigenous doctors are still a rare breed but as numbers finally start to grow, their impact on our health system promises to be profound.
Our battle against malaria 30 Mar 2011 0 comments BOOK REVIEW: Fever: How Malaria has Ruled Humankind for 5000,000 Years.