The role of education in the rural medical recruitment pipeline
Clinical schools and educational institutions have a social responsibility and contract to contribute to strengthening the capacity of the rural workforce
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Strangling the poor in red tape: the role of administrative harms
Many vulnerable people are excluded from the support they need by administrative red tape that leaves them overwhelmed and disempowered, writes Dr Louise Stone.
Change in language helping to drive reform in child mental health
Children’s mental health is no longer a taboo topic. We’ve moved past questioning whether children can experience mental health challenges to focusing on how best to support them. It’s increasingly recognised that fluctuations in emotion, behaviour and functioning are a normal part of child development, and that promoting mental health is as important as responding to mental illness. This article explores the emerging shift in how we conceptualise and discuss children’s mental health.
Beyond crazy socks: a doctor’s mental health journey
In medicine, we’re good at showing up to do the work no matter what. But we’re far less skilled at saying, “I’m not okay.”
Inaccurate and misogynistic: why we need to make the term ‘hysterectomy’ history
Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump from your breast)? The suffix “ectomy” denotes surgical removal of the named body part, so these terms give us a clear idea of what the procedure entails.
When a parent is worried that their child is getting worse, listen!
A new study from Monash University demonstrates that parental concern that their child is deteriorating is a stronger, and sometimes earlier, predictor of ICU admission than abnormal vital signs.
Update to the Australian guideline for diagnosing and managing acute coronary syndromes
The goal of the updated guideline is to ensure that clinicians are supported by the best evidence-based recommendations available, to provide the best possible outcomes for people with acute coronary syndromes.
Why climate change is a heart attack, and what we can do about it
Climate change and cardiovascular disease are intrinsically linked, and more needs to be done to combat this existential threat to human health.
Gay and bisexual men will soon be able to donate blood and plasma
Many gay and bisexual men have been excluded from donating blood and plasma (the liquid portion of blood) for decades because of rules developed during the HIV crisis in the 1980s.
