The idea of exploiting patients for personal gain (aka profit) doesn't sit well with the ethical soul of general practice. But, unfortunately, money does make the world go around...

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Professor Mark Cooper, an endocrinologist at Concord Hospital, has a "slightly jaded view" about vitamin D supplements.

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Have you ever wondered what it's like being a GP in the Torres Strait?

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Many doctors in Australia are being called (and treated as) contractors, when they are actually employees.

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Doctors' silence on the topic of sex is troubling for patients with arthritis.

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Are we experimenting on the general public by not regulating medical implants as strictly as pharmaceuticals? Find out in this week’s episode!

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GPs who dabble in alternative and complementary medicine are facing greater scrutiny by the Medical Board of Australia. But are we being too hard on integrative docs?

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What happens when you program robots to consider the 'feelings' of other robots?
Turns out, it's quite predictive of real human behaviour.
David Rudrauf, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Geneva, showed a demo of his 'social' robots at the World Conference of Science Journalists 2019.
This mash-up of robotics and psychology will really get you thinking!

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Keeping dementia patients in the community and out of nursing homes is not without its challenges!

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TMR brings you the highlights from the Wild Health Summit including how we might efficiently streamline the transition of our health care system from acute care to chronic care.Who’s winning the fight – is it GPs or other specialists?And meanwhile, one panellist says doctors should use social media for social good.Matiu Bush says docs should follow their chronic care patients on Instagram! Patient centricity is, after all, about understanding the patient experience.

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