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Gastric and oesophageal cancers are becoming more prevalent in Australia.
Reducing violence in emergency departments requires a paradigm shift away from identifying and managing perpetrators, and towards remediating the structural and systemic drivers of violence in this context.
Pregnancy loss is often unexpected and sudden, and it is crucial that clinicians communicate information to patients during this vulnerable time in a validating and empathetic manner.
The first regional World Health Summit took place in Melbourne earlier this year, bringing together participants from around the world to explore the intersection of Indigenous knowledge, climate change and planetary health.
More than 16,000 Australians will be diagnosed with melanoma each year. Most of these will be caught early, and can be cured by surgery.
An alternative framework for resolving disputes over gender health care for children could reduce the stress on children and their families, while also protecting clinicians from undue legal action.
General practitioners are often the first professionals to whom family violence is disclosed. Family violence educators are encouraging GPs to make use of family violence training programs to help support both themselves and their patients.
Despite the increasing awareness and prevalence of gluten sensitivities and coeliac disease, significant gaps in understanding persist within the medical community.
Being able to afford health care is a pressing issue for many Australians. And encouraging GPs to bulk bill is one measure the government is taking to ease the strain.
