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In The Last Pew
26/07/2026 | 4 mins.
When the family of a longtime patient invited me to her funeral, I found myself wrestling with a question I never addressed in medical school.
Before You Take That Alzheimer's Test, Ask This Question
19/07/2026 | 5 mins.
New Alzheimer's blood tests are accurate, available, and increasingly advertised — but for healthy people, a positive result is rarely useful.
Because We've Always Done It That Way
12/07/2026 | 5 mins.
Standard medical practice isn't the same as proven medical practice — and the difference can be deadly.
The Comfort Premium
05/07/2026 | 4 mins.
It’s the same medicine. So why does the convenient version cost so much more?
Solving One Problem, Creating Another
28/06/2026 | 4 mins.
From a Pacific island overrun by rats to hospital wards battling superbugs, why our best intentions so often backfire.

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