The Inconvenient Truthers: doctors speaking out

July 2nd, 2025

Freedom of speech in the health profession is like walking the knife edge  –  particularly so for doctors who are faced with egregious professional and personal implications for speaking out. According to one: “there are many controls in place to hold our tongues”. If they can’t speak, what impact does that have for our health system, for the public they care for?

By Dr Renee Liang

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The Inconvenient Truthers: doctors speaking out

Dear Butter

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES

In Conversation With Serena Stevenson

The cost of giving birth: Aotearoa v Europe

Desperate Housewife of Verona

The Culture Compass

‘You’re taking the place of a man’ – the women medical school grads who changed history

Stu Wilson – Mighty, Not Fallen

The Japanese school lunch – and lessons for Aotearoa

In Conversation With Edward Sampson

The train to Holland Park

Illustration: Daron Parton.

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