Clinical Opinion

Change is everywhere

Dr Joe Kosterich, Clinical Editor·
A couple of stories caught my eye over the Easter break. The first was from The Wall Street Journal on a trend in the US for patients with cancer to have more personalised care based on their unique circumstances. It quotes an 81-year-old woman from Connecticut with breast cancer who “skipped some treatments to keep her dance card full” after opting for partial mastectomy. Read More...
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·2 mins read·

COVID mandates – learning the lessons

Dr Steven Overmeire·
The COVID state of emergency ended with health worker vaccine mandates quietly revoked in November. The mandates were imposed to “limit the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable populations in Western Australia” and to “abate the risk to health care workers and health support workers who are at a higher risk of exposure”, the Chief Health Officer said. It is difficult to find any robust evidence supporting this policy. Read More...
Clinical Opinion
·5 mins read·