The Oris
The Oris
DYSTOPIAN MEDICINE
“The COVID-19 pandemic has only further highlighted the vulnerabilities and gaps in the current system in Australia, making it imperative that we prioritize the eradication of femicide with the same urgency as any other public health crisis.”
— Sharnica Sivananthan, The Femicide Epidemic
More excerpts from Dystopian Medicine
“A lack of accessible gender-affirming care therefore purports a false dichotomy: either do it yourself, or stay trapped in a body that may not feel like your own... The lesson itself is quite straightforward: to increase patient autonomy throughout hormone therapy by establishing physicians as partners rather than gatekeepers.”
— William Anderson, DIY Hormone Therapy
“To lower the burden of disease for disenfranchised communities and Australia as a whole, we must tackle the issue of exposure at a grassroots level - reduce visibility, reduce cultural pressure, and reduce addiction.”
— Editor Krissy Yip, Addiction
“Perhaps if Ozempic were as plentiful as any other drug available over the counter, or if it wasn’t patented and hence, inherently limited in production, cosmetic consumption would be less deleterious. But the fact is, a limited medical resource should be allocated to those for whom it is medically indicated, not prescribed off-label, leaving reliant patients without a suitable treatment option, with the burden of developing a new management plan, or forced into paying for exponentially dearer alternatives that have not been PBS-subsidised.”
— Chief Editor Kiaara Taia, Ozempic: Love it or lose it?
“Humans become addicted to cortisol because in times of stress, cortisol is not the only ‘addictive’ substance released. Dopamine, a neurotransmitter released during the stress response, produces pleasure by activating the main reward centre of the brain, making us feel ‘good’.”