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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

This week, InSight+ spoke to prominent Australian, Professor Fiona Stanley, about her views on how to improve the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians.

Becca Whitehead

Analysis of emergency department data has dispelled the myth that many people attending emergency rooms should have been seen by GPs. Experts say the actual reasons are much more complex.

Caitlin Wright