Dr Paul Grinzi

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Get one of these.

The 'huge' Aussie death toll that gets 'very little attention' There have been more than 2,000 fatal overdoses in Australia for the 10th year in a row, according to a new analysis by the Penington Institute.

It's time to normalise MATOD (Medication Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder).

It's easier to prescribe oxycodone than buprenorphine.

These are preventable deaths.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

Why not both?

Sadly, a planned family vacation to the US is looking less likely by the day. If we went, it wouldn't be a vacation. ☹️

Sorry

#SorryDay

Once again, Australian election results prove how awful choropleth maps are for data visualisation.
"Land doesn't vote, people do."

#rstats code to reproduce animation here: github.com/emitanaka/oz...

"a faecal immunochemical test-based programme was non-inferior to a colonoscopy-based programme for colorectal cancer-related mortality"
-so an easier test, among invitees, was as good as a more complex one. Excellent news for Australia's over 50s at-home, mail-in, faeces screening testing program.

38deg here in Melb yesterday!

"I am so sorry that we have failed this little sweetheart: not just doctors, but all of us."

Yep

Wild seeing so many supposed Christians enraged to see a female Bishop stand up for the teachings of Christianity of compassion, mercy, standing with the downtrodden & welcoming the stranger. Those angry need to take a good hard look at themselves & ask what faith do you have?

The first female President of the US!

They banned abortion & TikTok before assault weapons…

THEY BANNED ABORTION & TIKTOK BEFORE ASSAULT WEAPONS.

There are so many things I would ban before TikTok, including SUVs and assault weapons…

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Telehealth does facilitate this window into the context of my patient: the in-car seclusion from family, the cigarettes protruding from mouths, the children screaming/running in the background.
All valuable info, usually hidden from me in the clinic.

Not the same as F2F. Different.

This article mirrors my experience, not as an Emergency physician but as a General Practitioner, a Primary Care specialist.
Much of what I do isn't "what's the diagnosis?" but "how can I help?".
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I'm pleased the headline didn't mention "fentanyl". I hear that merely reading the word can provoke an overdose. Especially if you are a police officer.

The ShamWow Fallacy or How Placebos Were Redefined If I told you that an all-natural remedy performed just as well as a placebo in a clinical trial, how would you interpret that? Proponents of so-called complementary and alternative medicine often cla...

The alternative medicine industry has flipped the meaning of placebos. Don’t be fooled.

My latest on what I'm calling the ShamWow Fallacy.

www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

This ⬆️⬆️.

Still seeing influenza cases here in Melbourne (mid summer now).

Enjoy!

“One CEO gets shot and now the rest of the CROs are scared to to back to the office. Imagine how our children feel going back to school.”

Welp

This is such an important paper
.....along with @timsenior.bsky.social's eloquent use of modern lexicon

Nice to see McSweeney carry his bat.

I do when appropriate. The vast majority of neck lumps are not health threatening.
To investigate all would overwhelm our health system.
These lumps shouldn't be ignored either.
See your GP for an assessment.
#GPsecrets

Bloody Qld. Beautiful day here in Melb too

Seconded. All in favor?

I delusionally thought this was satire.

Welcome to 🦋 @drkatmclean.bsky.social.

We're getting the #GPDU band back together.

YouTube video by Melbourne Mothers Why GP’s are the real superheroes!

Are GPs superheroes?
Not really.
An explainer: youtu.be/vAUZH7euNjA

Most in US view substance use as health issue, but many states treat it as crime More than half of states treat drug possession as a felony, even as 75% of Americans say it’s a health problem, poll says

Recent polling data shows that 75% of Americans now see addiction as a health issue, not a criminal justice issue. But our laws haven't evolved to reflect that, even as our leadership claim to agree. My latest for @theguardian.com. 🧵

🧪 #medsky #drugsky

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

This is really interesting, but completely focussed on the individual.
No mention of food security, employment, housing, poverty.
"Lifestyle therapy" can surely only work where you have favourable social determinants of health.