Being able to afford health care is a pressing issue for many Australians. And encouraging GPs to bulk bill is one measure the government is taking to ease the strain.
Digital mental health services play an important role in future health service design. However, if GPs are to prescribe them, we need more evidence of their accessibility and efficacy.
Drug companies are paying Australian doctors millions of dollars a year to fly to overseas conferences and meetings, give talks to other doctors, and to serve on advisory boards, our research shows.
Prevention of common pregnancy complications has the potential to improve maternal health, reduce long term metabolic and cardiovascular risk, decrease transgenerational transmission of future disease risk to babies, and reduce hospital costs.
A volunteer project at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) is using native landscapes to adapt to climate while enhancing wellbeing, Indigenous cultural security and local biodiversity.
In Part 2 of her series, Dr Louise Stone explores whether digital mental health services are providing the safety and value for money we expect.
Using research in policy development is a complex process in which policy makers encounter numerous barriers. An evidence-based process is essential to improve policy strategies on oral health and chronic disease.
Recent developments in the treatment of adult asthma could be adapted to treat suppurative lung disease and wheezing in children, according to new research from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
No single strategy will stop domestic violence. We must urgently invest in a sustainable health system response with an understanding of different patterns of abuse and coercive control.
