Psychiatrist Dr Tanveer Ahmed is too diplomatic as he politely makes excuses for the closure of psychiatric hospitals across NSW. (“How many tragedies”, DT, 29/10). He correctly highlights the disasters […]
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Smith ready to make the call again
Famous for his overuse of the introductory phrase “they are going to say” when calling the action during NRL games, commentator and popular Fox Sports personality Warren Smith has had […]
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Cutting tobacco crime
For many years, Dr Simon Chapman and other commentators have waged a public war on cigarettes, bemoaning their effect on human pathology including vascular destruction and horrific lung cancers. (“Cut […]
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Peptides a problem we must stop
Every effort must be made to address the foolish self-administration of poisonous peptides among our youth. (“PEP talk cops a jab”, DT,17/8). (“Doctors trump influencers”, 17/8). Ironically popular in bodybuilding […]
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MENTALS CAN SHARE THEIR LIFE LESSON
As Peter O’Doherty and Reg Mombassa from Mental as Anything have joined a podcast to discuss mental health, revelations about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse in the music […]
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Charlie’s dilemma
News that cancelling surgery because a patient’s prospects for survival were considered minimal and the intervention itself was too risky is surely shining a light on the issues being balanced […]
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Tribute will help many sufferers
Recognising the complicated extraction and replacement of bone, muscle and nerves in the treatment of pharyngeal mouth cancer, it should be no surprise that Aussie singing sensation John Farnham certainly […]
Read MoreFamily fight warrants our support
Reading of the crusade by the family of Steven Tougher to establish stronger legislative punishment for those harming emergency services workers, I was amazed to be reminded that the events […]
Read MoreName change shame
In the aftermath of the Bondi terrorist event, it is surely understandable that those empowered in our hospitals will act with the best intentions, formulating common sense policies that guarantee […]
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NO DOUBT OF IT, TEENAGER IS ALL HEART
With a lion-like Javier Milei haircut, shiny tinsel glint in his eyes and looking for a whole heart, Aussie teenager James Thornton is our very own Wizard of Oz as […]
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