Professor Kerry Goulston, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney, has sent in the following review of two books likely to interest Croakey readers. He writes: “Ther... Read more
A call for hospital management to return to arrangements of the past has drawn fire from former senior health service manager Michael Moodie and health economist Professor Gavin Mooney. They... Read more
In recent weeks, Croakey has run several articles examining the potential pros and cons of the Medicare Select concept floated by the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission in its f... Read more
The United States health system often cops a bad press, but it has some lessons for us when it comes to reporting on quality, says our correspondent in Washington, Dr Lesley Russell. She wri... Read more
For those who’ve been following the Croakey debate on the “healthy” rebranding of soft drinks, here’s an interesting story from the LA Times health blog following up... Read more
Years ago, I wrote a story about the use of music in operating theatres to create the right ambience for concentration. This, however, is something else. In case it’s been a long week... Read more
The New York Times, as previously mentioned, is reporting a shift in screening policy at the the American Cancer Society, which is now saying that the benefits of early detection of many ca... Read more
The debate between Derek Yach of PepsiCo and public health sceptics is being watched from afar. Obesity control expert Professor Boyd Swinburn has sent in his observations while travelling i... Read more
As previously mentioned in Croakey posts and in this Crikey story, a tobacco control advocate turned senior PepsiCo executive, Derek Yach, recently debated public health nutritionist Rosemar... Read more
Gina Kolata has just published a story in the New York Times that is going to create international waves which will be felt for some time. She reports that the American Cancer Society... Read more
