Otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon Francis T. Hall discusses the evaluation of thyroid nodules, which primarily aims to determine the likelihood of malignancy. He then reviews the treatment of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer, including recent advances in management
Did a three-year investigation into a drug overdose make patients safer?
Did a three-year investigation into a drug overdose make patients safer?

A GP’s three-year ordeal over a dangerous prescribing error has been a lost opportunity for reducing iatrogenic injury, as Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps explains
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