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As the cost of living crisis continues, more Australians are delaying their own health care due to cost, and the decline is affecting GP clinics.

Becca Whitehead

As ANZAC Day approaches, we hear the remarkable story of Major Josephine Mackerras who was turned down for a Member of the British Empire award despite being recommended for the commendation for making significant scientific efforts during the Second World War. 

Robert Likeman

With Gaza’s largest hospital in ruins, thousands of people killed, and millions displaced, health care workers yet again urge for an immediate and sustained ceasefire.

Caitlin Wright

It’s hoped a new program giving prison nurses psychosocial training will improve the mental health of prisoners, who are still exempt from Medicare and PBS subsidies, prompting calls for changes.

Sam Hunt

People with dementia and their families should not be left feeling hopeless or unsupported after receiving a diagnosis. The following recommendations can help them, and their health care providers, to navigate this time.

David Foxe, Sau Chi Cheung, Olivier Piguet, Yun Tae Hwang

Our nationwide study has shown a number of factors related to missed nursing care in the operating room, with one key reason being poor communication within teams.

Brigid M Gillespie, Emma Harbeck, Wendy Chaboyer

Repealing the smokefree Act in Aotearoa New Zealand preserves the tobacco excise as a revenue stream for the country’s government but also benefits the tobacco industry.

Driss Ait Ouakrim, Samantha Howe, Tim Wilson, Coral Gartner, Tony Blakely

For medical specialists and GPs, ownership of medical rooms within an SMSF provides you with a basket of benefits that cannot be found with any other investment.

Braith Morrow, First Samuel, SPONSORED CONTENT

Specialist colleges and societies have a critical role in guiding the health care sector’s transition to a lower emissions future.

Sonia Chanchlani, Ben Dunne