Technological advances are heralding a new era of personalised medicine in the detection and treatment of cancer, but what does this mean for screening? An important new themed edition of th... Read more
Presentations and discussions at the recent Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women’s Health Conference in Sydney revealed significant gaps in the health sector in policy, research, practice and k... Read more
The post below and its embedded short film contain confronting material about the participation of nurses in tens of thousands of state sanctioned murders in Nazi era Europe. It would be eas... Read more
Earlier this week Croakey published an article on health advocacy from health consultant Terry Barnes, which noted he was a former advisor to Coalition Health Ministers Michael Wooldridge an... Read more
A revised version of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research is currently being circulated for public comment, and Dr Kerry Breen explains below why he has serious concer... Read more
Earlier this month, medical graduate Dinesh Palipana became Queensland Health’s first quadriplegic intern, reportedly joining 90 fellow graduates who will start their medical careers at Gold... Read more
*** WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this article contains an image of a deceased person *** Exploring some of the ethical tensions for emerging and ear... Read more
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) promotes its investment in building capacity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers – but what about its own capacit... Read more
Research ethics was, not surprisingly, a major theme at the Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2016, held recently in Melbourne. Below is the first in... Read more
Thousands of doctors, health professionals and other human rights defenders have taken to the streets this weekend to protest against the Federal Government’s inhumane treatment of asylum se... Read more
