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Crowd-sourced meta-health writing: wish I’d thought of it first.

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Dr Justin Coleman

A mate of mine has just obtained crowd-sourced funding to write a series of medical articles on the croakey.com website. This opinion series sponsored by individual payments will be an Australian first, if you don’t count John Laws and cash-for-comments. … Continue reading →

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Statins and sat fats: a sceptic’s look at ABC’s Catalyst programs

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Dr Justin Coleman

My article below was published this week at both The Conversation and in Australian Doctor. I figured I’d get in third. On the past two Thursdays, the ABC’s Catalyst program set off a chain reaction of protest from sections of the medical … Continue reading →

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Over-testing and overdiagnosis: the podcast

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Dr Justin Coleman

You have read my name. You have glanced at my photo. But now you have the chance to hear my voice, you lucky thing. Dr Casey Parker is a doctor based in Broome, in Australia’s deserted remote north west corner, but he is brilliant … Continue reading →

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The Naked Doctor is IN

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Dr Justin Coleman

Even useful things can be overused. Sometimes in medicine, ‘doing nothing’ is the best option. Justin has had a career-long interest in the pitfalls of over diagnosis and over treatment. He has started a new blog hosted on the Croakey website. Titled the … Continue reading →

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