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Collaboration between doctors and veterinarians for the greater good of all species

Improved collaboration between doctors and veterinarians is needed to tackle challenges facing human and animal health. This article discusses the history and importance of One Health.

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Nanoparticle administration across the blood-brain barrier using MRI-guided focused ultrasound

A vast array of medical conditions affects the central nervous system (CNS), implying a tremendous scope of therapeutic interventions that must target the brain. However, all medical therapy to the …

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Multilevel approaches to optimising antenatal care: its delivery, uptake and the subsequent health outcomes

Abstract Introduction: The World Health Organisation recommends that all pregnant women receive at least four antenatal visits. However, nearly half of all women worldwide, particularly in less developed countries, do …

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Oncology teaching in Australian medical schools: opportunities for patient-centred change

Abstract Introduction: Given the prevalence of cancer and its multidisciplinary and increasingly personalised treatments, this group of diseases is an ideal vehicle for teaching medicine and medical care. The teaching …

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Pacific partnerships: exploring the Fijian healthcare and medical education systems

We walk with our host between the palm trees and brightly painted bungalows, touring the community care centre for elderly and disabled Fijians. The surrounds belie the grim conditions that …

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School refusal: identification and management of a paediatric challenge

School refusal is not truancy, but both are serious behavioural problems that can have detrimental consequences. Management of school refusal involves ruling out organic causes and assessing contributing factors, such …

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Management of chronic post-surgical pain: an overview

Chronic pain is an anticipated complication of any surgery despite comprehensive treatment modalities to combat it.  The development of chronic pain is attributable to a larger variety of inherent risks. …

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Meditate to Medicate: Mindfulness Meditation as a Complementary Therapy for Surgical Patients

Mind-body therapies such as mindfulness meditation (MM) are increasingly being studied and applied as legitimate medical therapies. Since becoming popular in the 1970s, MM has been shown to improve psychological …

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The strengths and shortcomings of empathy in medicine

Every day medical students and doctors are faced with challenging, ethical, and moral dilemmas. Caring for patients can be draining and bearing witness to their suffering can often take a …

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Opening the “die-logue” about palliation

He was just about my age, but his face was pale, his cheeks cavernous, and there was a weariness in his every movement; he was too weak to speak or …

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