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By publications@medsoc.org.au June 8, 2020February 6, 2026 opinion/Uncategorized

Conspiracy Theories: A Rising Threat

By Jacky Jiang You may have heard of the idea that the COVID-19 pandemic was orchestrated by Bill Gates – arguably the most influential philanthropist in the world – so that trackable microchips could be injected into everyone via vaccination. Or maybe you’ve heard that the implementation of 5G networks

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By publications@medsoc.org.au June 5, 2020February 6, 2026 humour/satire

HOTTEST GOSS: The REAL WAY to use BBCollab

By Sarah Lin; Edited by Katerina Theocharous Have you been introduced to BBCollab? That’s right, the hottest online teaching platform of choice! Are you having trouble navigating its fluid and powerful controls? Feeling intimidated by its high resolution, cinematic sound quality, and stable connection? Don’t fret, The Jugular has you

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 31, 2020February 6, 2026 opinion/Uncategorized

Police Brutality: A disease infecting not just the US, but Australia too

By Jess Sawang; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this article contains references to deceased persons. The year is 2020. We are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic and have been for a few months now. But there is another pandemic, one

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 29, 2020February 6, 2026 opinion/Uncategorized

Beetles, Bottles and the Brain – What is it all really?

By Thulashigan Sreeharan; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama The past few months have been a mix of idleness and turbulent upheaval. They have reminded us of the uncertainty in existence and death’s finality.  As soon-to-be doctors, we will have to accept defeat in the war against death – but what exactly

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 24, 2020February 6, 2026 opinion/Uncategorized

How Do You Buy Happiness?

By Jacky Jiang; Edited by Nipuni Hapangama We’re all familiar with the phrase ‘money can’t buy happiness’. Teachers, self-help books and even ‘successful’ entrepreneurs seem to love drilling the idea into our heads. There is, of course, validity in their words; they encourage us to pursue a career for fulfillment

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 22, 2020February 6, 2026 humour

HEART BEEN BROKE: A First-year’s Journey to Finding Love on UNSW Love Letters

By Thy Pham, Edited by Katerina Theocharous The Jugular is honoured to EXCLUSIVELY present this first look at HEART BEEN BROKE, a world-class blog produced throughout this quarantine period by one of our very own first-year students. Nevah Lone talks us through her heartbreaking journey to find love via UNSW

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 16, 2020February 6, 2026 humour

BREAKING NEWS: New University Protection Measures Announced for COVID Re-opening

By Mansimran Loyal, Edited by Nipuni Hapangama How willing are you to get back to ‘normal’ during a pandemic? UNSW recently announced that all campuses could be reopened in the upcoming months if students and staff are willing to abide by new protection measures.In a statement released yesterday, the university

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 14, 2020February 6, 2026 humour/satire

Moving Clinical Skills to Animal Crossing

By Sarah Lin If there is one industry booming during this era of social distancing and quarantine, it would undoubtedly be the gaming industry. Within such troubled times, people have escaped society to bury themselves into the virtual world behind gaming screens. One game that has taken over by storm

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 8, 2020February 6, 2026 academics/feature/opinion

Why Do We Learn?

By Ivan Shen, Edited by Rosemary Kirk A few weeks ago, my lovely SG facilitator Professor Peter Baume told our group that collectively, the world’s knowledge in the medical field doubles every 18 months. While this is an incredible statistic representative of the rapid progress of modern research and innovation,

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By publications@medsoc.org.au May 6, 2020February 6, 2026 originals

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