Rural health overhaul needed for equitable care
Rural and regional Australia continues to suffer reduced access to general surgery and emergency care, prompting calls for greater focus on retaining and upskilling rural health care workforces.
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Medicine's gender pay gap revealed
Amid concerns women in medicine face a “glass cliff” when trying to obtain leadership positions, experts say this can be overcome by addressing systemic and structural barriers in the health care industry.
'Putting a price' on cultural loss faced by Aboriginal peoples
Recent judicial decisions have highlighted a shift in the way that anthropologists talk about cultural loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Vaping triples among young Australians
There is growing concern young Australians are taking up e-cigarettes, with experts saying school students are motivated to vape by seeing their peers use the devices in “school bathrooms or playgrounds”.
Women in medicine reflect for International Women’s Day
This year’s International Women’s Day theme “Count Her In: Investment in Women. Accelerate Progress” is about examining the pathways to greater economic inclusion for women and girls everywhere.
'Nowhere in Gaza is safe' as medical community calls for ceasefire
There are fears for the lives of thousands of displaced civilians in southern Gaza, who were sheltering in the grounds of a major hospital in Khan Yunis, with Médecins Sans Frontières now declaring “nowhere in Gaza is safe”.
Medical students may hold the key to workforce shortage woes
As workforce shortages continue to plague the Australian health care system, an innovative program in Melbourne utilising final year medical students as Clinical Assistants could present a solution to hospitals struggling to fill rosters.
Turning teal: Parliamentarians hear of ovarian cancer treatment gaps
Women with ovarian cancer have been “let down” by institutional and medical biases, the Assistant Health Minister said, as Parliamentarians, advocates and patients gathered for the Teal Ribbon Parliamentary Breakfast in Canberra recently.
Aboriginal people poorly represented in trials of parenting programs
New research has uncovered poor representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in trials of parenting programs in Australia.
