COVID-19 wrap: latest on vaccines, updates from Brazil and South Korea, and putting out fires in the United States
In the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett provides an upda... Read more
The new Closing the Gap agreement between Australian governments and the Coalition of Peaks identifies the need to address institutional racism, discrimination and unconscious bias and to embed cultur... Read more
(Introduction by Croakey) Earlier this week the Federal Government announced it is providing 10 additional Medicare-subsidised psychological therapy sessions for Australians affected by the second wav... Read more
Five priority areas to improve the treatment and lives of people with head and neck cancers are highlighted in a unique new video series, reports journalist and cancer survivor Julie McCrossin. The vi... Read more
The United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely critiqued and even Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that it could have been handled “differently”.... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. During the week of 27... Read more
At the Australian Medical Association’s National Conference on 1 August, members elected a new President, Dr Omar Khorshid, and Vice President, Dr Chris Moy. The election follows the conclusion of the... Read more
In the latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell unpicks some of the complexities around coronavirus vaccine development and uptake, as well as digging into aged care spending questions, an... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Recently, the Health... Read more
The Federal and Victorian governments have signalled plans to provide additional mental health supports to Victorians (and any others subject to further lockdowns in future), as Melbourne enters Stage... Read more
Recently Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that telehealth would be extended but that, eligibility would be wound back to provide access in most cases only when providers “have an existing and conti... Read more
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