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Researchers have called for better surveillance data in the fight against the rising invasive group A streptococcal infection epidemic.

Annika Howells

Prenatal alcohol exposure risks are serious but can be preventable.

May Na Erng

Emeritus Professor Mary-Louise McLaws OA, an epidemiologist and world-renowned public health researcher, has passed away.

Becca Whitehead

The Breast Quality Audit of Australia and New Zealand has undergone a refresh to help clinicians stay up to date with contemporary recommendations for breast cancer therapies.

Jaime Duffield, Melissa Bochner

The difference between working in general practice and working in emergency shows just how difficult it is for clinicians to provide continuity of care in a hospital environment, writes Dr Jillann Farmer.

Jillann Farmer

By bridging the gap between urban and rural health care, telestroke helps give every patient with stroke the best chance of a full recovery.

Rudy Goh, Anthea Worley, Lan Kelly, Susan Hillier and Timothy Kleinig

Australians living in regional and more disadvantaged areas are more likely to have adverse outcomes after a rare cancer diagnosis, but good work is under way to reduce the isolation of regional patients living with these rare conditions.

Peter Baade, Paramita Dasgupta

Better integration of hepatitis C testing with opioid treatment programs and improved efforts to reduce stigma could reduce barriers for people hesitant to seek treatment.

Annika Howells

An increase in the number of privately funded elective spinal surgeries in Australia has prompted questions about the clinical need for these procedures.

Sam Hunt