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Fat City Short Black 2 by Karen Hitchcock
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Category: Classics | Series: Short Blacks
'I ask a young 200-kilo patient what he snacks on. 'Nothing,' he says. I look him in the eye. Nothing? He nods. I ask him about his chronic skin infections, his diabetes. He tears up: 'I eat hot chips and fried dim sims and drink three bottles of Coke every afternoon. The truth is I'm addicted to eating ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 57: Dear Life: On Caring for the Elderly by Karen Hitchcock
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Category: Essays | Series: Quarterly Essay Ser.
In this moving and controversial Quarterly Essay, doctor and writer Karen Hitchcock investigates the treatment of the elderly and dying through some unforgettable cases. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions, frailty and dementia, over-treatment and escalating costs. Ours ...Show more
The Medicine - A Doctor's Notes by Karen Hitchcock
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Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
What happens when a doctor kills a patient? Are GPs overprescribing antidepressants? Does 'female Viagra' work? What role can psychedelics and cannabis play in treating pain? What is sickness, and how much of it is in our heads? In The Medicine, Dr Karen Hitchcock takes us to the frontlines of everyday ...Show more
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