Our ever-shrewd Naked Doctor, Dr Justin Coleman, delves into the dark world of medical advertorial. A nice adjunct to Too Much Medicine, which screened Monday on ABC Catalyst. ——... Read more
Health Minister Sussan Ley declared the health system to be in ‘identity crisis’ Wednesday in a reform sales pitch to the National Press Club putting Private Health Insurance on... Read more
In a true barbecue-stopper of a moment, the WHO delivered a contentious pronouncement Tuesday, declaring processed meat to be carcinogenic to humans. Sufficient evidence in humans shows that... Read more
Careening from floods to drought is like going from car crash to cancer, according to a striking new study offering insights into rural Australians’ experiences of the changing climate... Read more
A minimum 10-20% tax on high sugar products including soft drinks gets top billing in new recommendations from Public Health England on reducing consumption of the sweet stuff. The evidence-... Read more
People in rural and regional areas of Australia are 2-3 times more likely to avoid seeing a GP or delay filling a prescription due to cost, according to a report published Thursday highlight... Read more
As part of its new Fair Foundations framework for health equity, VicHealth have unveiled a suite of resources on the social determinants of health in eight priority areas, listed below. You... Read more
Behind every great surgeon there’s a grateful patient, writes Henry Woo: It’s been six months since vascular surgeon Gabrielle McMullin first blew the lid on sexual harassment in... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post has been updated to include the latest comments from Health Minister Sussan Ley and the RACGP Lots of reaction kicking about to last night’s controversia... Read more
One of Australia’s foremost researchers in immunisation behaviour Julie Leask was recently presented with a Research Action Award by the Sax Institute for work ‘that has changed... Read more
