It is hoped that a reduction in the maximum packet size of immediate release paracetamol will reduce the harm from intentional overdose, but have the changes gone far enough?
There are concerns that a voluntary patient enrolment program in Australia could lead to a capitation funding system similar to the one used in the United Kingdom.
Australia’s health care providers play a vital role in the success of the National Immunisation Program, write Shevaun Drislane and Associate Professor Katie Attwell
Medical practitioners in Australia could be doing more to help patients with asthma, particularly in helping reduce preventable asthma, write Professor Peter Gibson, Professor Phil Bardin, Professor Christine Jenkins and Associate Professor John Blakey.
In order to address health care challenges in rural and remote Australia, there needs to be bespoke solutions tailored to this unique health care landscape.
Medical studies have historically excluded female subjects from foundational medical research, and there are increasing calls for greater inclusion of gender diversity.
We need a common-sense approach to policy when it comes to medication prescribing and dispensing without pitting doctors and pharmacists against each other, writes Dr Alisha Dorrigan.
Australia is at the forefront of cutting-edge cancer genomics research, with DNA sequencing helping specialists make informed treatment decisions, write Amy McCart Reed, Tiffany Boughtwood and Peter Simpson.
Doctors must take a leadership role in urging governments to take stronger action on climate change, writes Dr Richard Yin.
