Despite reductions in consumption, particularly among young people, Australia has seen a rise in alcohol-related harms and avoidable costs. To decrease alcohol’s enormous burden on individuals, families and communities, it is important that all drinkers ease their alcohol consumption, not just heavy drinkers and other risk groups.

Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you can access colonoscopy services when you need them. However, new data shows there are stark differences in rates of MBS-subsidised colonoscopy across Australia, and that these gaps have grown over the last decade. How can we make sure some patients aren’t having colonoscopies unnecessarily while others with greater need miss out?

Concerns are rising over patients’ use of AI tools such as ChatGPT for health information, but with little awareness of the risks.

A legacy of exclusion means Australia’s medical system is fundamentally skewed, as it was built for and tested on men