Health care's plastic paradox: from life-saving innovation to public health concern
Insights from Australia's Senate Inquiry into Microplastics and Human Health.
Opinions
You know where you feel safe: trauma-informed and aware health care for Stolen Generations survivors
Trauma-informed care need not be a specialist model. For Stolen Generations survivors, it must be embedded in every healthcare interaction — especially in each GP, dental and aged care interaction.
Building research where it matters most: a new opportunity for regional, rural and remote Australia
A new grant opportunity from the National Health and Medical Research Council is supporting locally led research grounded in community need and informed by lived experience.
The critical role of interpreters in patient care
Many clinicians think booking an interpreter or using an AI translation app is enough. New Australian research shows why this approach falls short.
Supporting people with disability to participate in sport
People with disability have a higher risk of medical complications during sport. Their doctors can play an important role in managing health risks while supporting sport participation.
Is Australia’s health spending striking the right balance?
Investment in primary care is decreasing in relative terms, with significant implications for health equity
The policy lag tax: when the cost of waiting is greater than the cost of action
Who pays the price when policy decision-making doesn’t keep pace with health care progress?
What would I know: on brain injury, advocacy and the comfort of consensus
People living with acquired brain injury are being let down by a lack of data, siloed specialities and closed feedback loops.
