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Month: May 2019

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5G, there’s nowhere to hide!

Dr Wellness
Crowd control.  No these aren’t the words of a conspiracy theorist but actual history of 5G (a form of radio frequency, or RF radiation) which was originally used in the last Century for crowd control but was later mostly abandoned because it burnt people. This week’s opinion piece has been an accumulation of many weeks…

Parenting 101

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Are you a parent or grand-parent?  If so then this piece is a celebration of you.  After the last few weeks of ‘heavy’ topics, this opinion piece is a light-hearted and hopefully humorous summary of my top ‘parenting 101’ tips as a mum of 7, soon-to-be grandparent and GP. Forgive your mistakes. If you are…

Medical Board of Australia’s proposal threatens patient choice of treatment

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Our choice of healthcare, and that of most of Australians and New Zealanders, is under threat.  The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) recently released a public consultation document titled “clearer regulation of medical practitioners practicing complementary and unconventional medicine and emerging treatments”. As most Australian medical regulations are eventually adopted into NZ medical practice I…

More than just a “pill for every ill”

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Erosion.  Not the usual topic for a GP to discuss, but when it comes to the conventional doctor patient relationship, it is the best word to describe what is happening.  This erosion is not the fault of the doctors or the patients but is due to five main interrelated areas.  In this article I’ll briefly…
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