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It's clear that we GPs have hitched ourselves to a wagon that is slowing down, but people need reminding that we're businesses, not charity workers, writes Dr Justin Coleman (@drjustincoleman) buff.ly/2xrWuZp
Female GPs earn, on average, $13 less per hour than their male counterparts. Why? buff.ly/2xw9XiM
Children from higher income households gain a greater share of Medicare resources over the first 1,000 days of their lives. Why? buff.ly/2sluph8
When navigating the wolly world of patient emotions, it can be difficult to bring up the topic of death. But it's part of our duty of care, writes Dr Chris Moy buff.ly/2LLirWj
Changes to PSA testing have led to a fair amount of confusion. In this piece, uro-oncologist Ian Vela outlines the key things for GPs to know buff.ly/2Jey7mD

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