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Australia's Bulwark against Populism Is Cracking

Australia’s Bulwark against Populism Is Cracking

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The right-wing populist wave that broke over much of the world in 2016 barely lapped at Australia’s shores. The nation’s compulsory, preferential voting system and homogeneous, middle-management style politics formed a bulwark against the tide. Now, that bulwark is starting to crack.

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Medicine by Captivity: The Rise of the Hostage Physician

Medicine by Captivity: The Rise of the Hostage Physician

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When doctors spend more time serving systems than serving patients, medicine changes. When physicians are afraid to speak honestly, medicine changes. When throughput quietly shapes bedside decisions, medicine changes. When documentation matters more than human presence, medicine changes.

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The Biggest Breast Cancer Advance in the Last Twenty Years

The Biggest Breast Cancer Advance in the Last Twenty Years

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Some clinicians and public-health researchers would argue that the media narrative minimizes known and proven downsides of these drugs, often trivializing or ignoring serious harms, including risks of stroke, blood clots, gallbladder disease, and increased breast cancer risk.

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