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The Death of General Practice

By Dr Ross Walker

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald on May 1st, 2017 has raised significant concerns around the fate of general practice in Australia. A new report from the University of Melbourne has seen a reduction in job satisfaction, problems with work/life balance and an increase in corporate ownership of medical…

Are hospitals always the safest place to be?

By Dr Ross Walker

Recently, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, an international patient safety expert has suggested that medical errors account for 1 in 10 hospital admissions. A 2016 study published in the British Medical Journal also suggested that 250,000 deaths per year in the United States were also related to medical error, making it…

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

By Dr Ross Walker

Over the past two decades there has been a significant debate in the medical literature regarding the potential benefits, detriments and, possibly ineffectiveness, of omega 3 fatty acids. Around a decade ago, Hooper et al, released a large meta-analysis suggesting that consuming fish and fish oil may, not only be…

Addictions

By Dr Ross Walker

There are three main choices in life; protection, life maintenance or following your urges. Firstly, and most importantly, is protection. If you are in danger, concerning yourself with good lifestyle principles would do you no good if you don’t take acute steps to extricate yourself from the immediate dilemma. But,…

Could some of your everyday hemp products soon be banned?

By Dr Ross Walker

Recently the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (the Federal regulator for medicines and medical devices) delayed its decision to ban many legal hemp products, like cosmetics and topical ointments. This followed hemp industry advocates protesting against an earlier decision indicating the ban would be introduced in June 2017.[1] You may not…