Just imagine this: the scale of the shake-up required to put health equity at the heart of research
The environments in which we live are already determining our health in 2040. Health is shaped by a... Read more
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The intense uptake of social media platforms by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is bringing new opportunities for connection, expression and cultural practice, according to Bronwyn Carlso... Read more
Behind this week’s release of the latest national data on suicides is an intensive effort to support the media and health sectors in appropriate reporting, according to Jaelea Skehan, Director o... Read more
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The environments in which we live are already determining our health in 2040. Health is shaped by a confluence of myriad factors, including the air we breathe, the food we eat, the work we do, the tax... Read more
Nearly 500 people from more than 40 countries attended the 12th International Conference on Medical Regulation in Melbourne last week. You can watch Croakey’s interviews with some of the present... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Earlier this year the United Kingdom’s medical regulator took the “nuclear threat option” and threatened to remove junior doctors – who make up one-third of s... Read more
Health leaders this week urged the wider health sector to engage with welfare reform debate and processes, noting the significant impacts that such reforms could have upon healthcare systems and the c... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Consumers who lodged complaints about doctors to Australia’s healthcare regulators were “generally unhappy” about the process because they were seen and treat... Read more
