September 23rd, 20190514The opioid crisis in the USA has entered the next phase. Purdue Pharmaceuticals, which manufactured OxyContin is looking towards Chapter 11 bankruptcy. An Oklahoma court...
September 9th, 20190378There is a fantastic quote by Mark Twain which says “To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. To the medical profession, every problem can look like...
August 26th, 20190566Much is made of the evidence base of modern medicine. It is certainly the case that many trials are done and that to bring a pharmaceutical to market requires trial...
August 12th, 20190585Some weeks one wonders if we are living in a Monty Python sketch. There has been the case of a person in Canada who identifies as a woman but has had no surgery,...
July 29th, 20190619According to an Executive Order by President Trump on July 10th 2019, “Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall...
July 15th, 20190497It is remarkable that anyone on earth is still alive. The eleventh version of InternationalStatistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD 11)...
July 1st, 20190440For the record, I enjoy a glass or two of wine with dinner and have enjoyed a glass at social functions. It is even the case that through the course of my existence, I...
June 17th, 20190497Australia recently had a Federal election, where, as usual, health spending featured prominently with both sides promising to spend more. There is little questioning of...
June 3rd, 20190639It has not been a good week for big public health. In a massive backdown, the Australian Heart Foundation has pulled a series of advertisements which suggests that...
The Practice of Medicine
