Book Review
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The Pen and the Stethoscope – by Dr Leah Kaminsky
23 Dec 2010
Scribe Publications – ISBN: 9781921640735 Reviewed by Francis Sullivan Deciphering a doctor’s writing was once hard work. Making sense of the scribble and lazy script fell... -
Against the Odds: Albert Coates, A Heroic Life – by Walter Gherardin
23 Dec 2010
Albert Coates Memorial Trust – ISBN: 9780958119016 Reviewed by Dr John Donovan Books are meant to be read. But sometimes that can be very difficult. With 13 words to the line, 22... -
Dr Margaret Hollands: Orbost Hospital: History, Personalities and Stories
29 Oct 2010
Reviewed by Dr Peter Thomas “Kinship is healing; we are physicians to each other.” This aphorism from Oliver Sacks’ “Awakenings” has universal application, but would resonate most... -
Sonia Shah: The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years
01 Nov 2010
Allen & Unwin - ISBN: 9781742370484 Review by Dr Anthony Zehetner With all things vampiric in vogue, this is a chilling portrait of a global killer. Forget avian flu and HIV,... -
Terminal Decline
13 Dec 2010
Book Review by Dale Seierup Clinicians are simultaneously excited and wary towards the great attention that health reform has recently attracted on the government agenda. After...