With two major draft reports recommending major changes in the mental health and aged care sectors, the Federal Government is facing some tough decisions. Clearly, there is a need for fundam... Read more
Last week a strong voice on housing for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory was launched with the incorporation of the Aboriginal Housing NT. Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Nor... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The global response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is under-funded and lacking political leadership, according to experts interv... Read more
Influenza deaths in Australia topped 300 this week as the nation confronts an unusually early spike in cases of the highly mutagenic virus. But what’s underlying the surge in infection... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell reports on the continuing scourge of infectious diseases, the need to improve chronic pain management, and some... Read more
With the United States on track to record its worst measles outbreak since the elimination of the vaccine-preventable disease almost 20 years ago, the role of a global, social media-driven a... Read more
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease but not one that most Australians would identify as a threat to our community. They may be surprised to hear that in fact arou... Read more
Lesley Russell writes: My Colorado #skibumsojourn continues (great snow, cold weather, sunshine most days) so the focus of The Health Wrap continues to be on things American. It’s easy to be... Read more
In New York today, world leaders are meeting at the United Nations General Assembly for the first-ever high-level meeting on tuberculosis (TB). The theme of the meeting is “United to end tub... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Last week, it was reported that Australian researchers have isolated strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis that have caused invasive infection and exhibit “near pand... Read more
