Jevanthi Kunadhasan

Mar 4, 2024 | onlineopinion.com.au | Kara Thomas |Jevanthi Kunadhasan |Duncan Syme

Last week, the AMA publicly called for the disendorsement of Tasmanian Liberal candidate Dr Julie Sladden, accusing her of having anti-vaccine opinions that are dangerous and misleading. Liberal leader Jeremy Rockliff rejected these unfounded claims. The Australian Medical Professionals Society (AMPS) is delighted to see him demonstrate his strong commitment to intellectual freedom, political communication, the scientific method and medical ethics.

May 25, 2023 | onlineopinion.com.au | Christopher Neil |Duncan Syme |Jevanthi Kunadhasan

Two days prior to his death, an apparently healthy George Washington had ridden around his estate on a cold wet day. Not wanting to keep guests waiting for dinner, he did not change out of his wet clothes. He felt sick a day later, developing a throat infection. He was given a mixture of butter, molasses, and vinegar to no avail. His team of doctors administered the medical therapy that had been used for at least 3,000 years since the time of Ancient Egypt, bloodletting.