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How to find work-life balance in your medical career
Work–life balance in medicine isn’t just a personal challenge — it’s often shaped by the system itself. From long hours to training demands, doctors describe a profession where balance can be structurally hard to achieve.
America is dismantling its institutional immune system
As international disease surveillance is weakened, it is vital that Australia invests in its national health infrastructure.
Toxoplasmosis : A common but neglected infectious disease
Cats and undercooked meat are sources of the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis in humans — but it can be prevented and treated.
Connecting Care: an integrated ambulance service and disability model of care
A world-first pilot linking an ambulance service with an adult disability healthcare service aims to provide proactive, specialist care for adults with developmental disabilities
New report shows that Mother Earth is calling us back to relationship
The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said its Planetary Health Check 2026 shows the impacts of transgressing planetary boundaries are increasingly clear all around us, and that “we have pushed Earth outside of its safe operating space – meaning that we are turning Earth from a safe home into one full of hazards that threaten people across the world”.
Podcasts
Improving mental health through diet and nutrition
Researchers exploring the relationship between nutrition and brain health say diet is a modifiable determinant of depression and anxiety.
A very strong El Niño is coming: is Australian general practice ready?
Australia is heading into a very strong El Niño this summer, and general practice is not ready for what that means.
Long Covid and its long reach
Long Covid is a multisystem disorder affecting millions of people globally. Why does it occur in some persons and not others? how should it be diagnosed and treated? Can vaccination/antiviral therapy prevent/treat Long Covid?
How to avoid flinching when hurt (and other bad advice)
Substance abuse among doctors is more common than we realise, but help is available
Launch of Australia’s first National Health Literacy Framework
Australians will be better supported to find, understand and use reliable health information following the recent publication and launch of the National Health Literacy Framework
Serious Illness Conversations: balancing curative and palliative goals with hope and meaning
Conversations about mortality help patients and families navigate uncertainty while ensuring care remains aligned with their values, goals and preferences.
Understanding bias in medical AI systems
AI is revolutionising health care, but bias in medical AI risks reinforcing existing health inequity.
Medical education
Buruli Ulcer Acquired From Ringtail Possum Rescue
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