The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand has updated its recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of bronchiectasis, saying greater awareness is needed of this under-recognised disease.
A framework to spotlight the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Australia has been established to track progress annually and drive coordinated action and accountability.
InSight+ explores MyMedicare, a new voluntary patient registration model, now available in GP clinics.
The gap in cancer rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples tripled between 2006 and 2019, while cancer rates fell for non-Indigenous Australians. InSight+ spoke with a medical oncologist and Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers about the new First Nations-led cancer plan to address the disparity.
The surgical field is on the cusp of reinvention but whether robots will take over all operating theatres in the next decade is up for debate.
Health authorities need to carefully consider the best COVID-19 vaccination strategy moving forward to protect Australians, write Dr Gary Grohmann and Professor Robert Booy.
A new working group aims to educate and empower the medical profession by amplifying the voices of doctors who are neurodivergent.
It is crucial to upscale testing and treatment for hepatitis C infection among Australia’s prisoner population if we are to achieve the goal of elimination by 2030, writes Chris Wallis
The escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza has seen thousands of civilians die or be injured, and hospitals and other health care infrastructure be targeted, prompting calls from medical organisations for a continued humanitarian ceasefire and medical neutrality.
