With Australia mid-way through another summer sports season with its omnipresent gambling advertising, doctors are warning it’s a sure bet that the health of thousands of families is at risk.
By Cathy O’Leary
The head of one of Australia’s peak medical groups admits many people are baffled at why doctors would have any role in problem gambling.
But being a GP in her day job, AMA National President Dr Danielle McMullen sees first-hand the health, financial and social havoc that gambling can wreak on her patients and their families. She finds it sobering and sad....
By Cathy O’Leary
The head of one of Australia’s peak medical groups admits many people are baffled at why doctors would have any role in problem gambling.
But being a GP in her day job, AMA National President Dr Danielle McMullen sees first-hand the health, financial and social havoc that gambling can wreak on her patients and their families. She finds it sobering and sad....
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