Medicare hits middle age, and the future for our GPs is uncertain
As we mark the 40th anniversary of Medicare, Australians are long overdue a clear discussion about how we can guarantee funding for GP services into the future.
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Breast cancer screening in Australia may change. Here’s what we know so far
The way women are screened for breast cancer in Australia may change.
Could gut bacteria influence the onset and progression of dementia?
Gut microbes are in constant communication with the rest of our body and they define how we digest food, perform everyday tasks and how we respond to stress. Recently, they have been in the limelight for their role in diseases outside of the gut. Our research has indicated the important role that gut bacteria may have in triggering and accelerating dementia pathology.
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to global mental health.
As climate-related disasters around the world increase, so too does the burden of accumulated trauma on global mental health.
We finally know why some people got COVID while others didn’t
Throughout the pandemic, one of the key questions on everyone’s mind was why some people avoided getting COVID, while others caught the virus multiple times.
Private maternity hospitals: extinct by the end of this decade?
Around the country, private maternity hospitals are closing, with enormous implications for many Australians needing care and for the health system as a whole.
Pharmacies will soon be able to supply vapes without prescription: how might it work in practice?
Pharmacists will be able to supply therapeutic vaping products without a prescription from October 2024. This policy represents a substantial change in practice and is being implemented in a short timeframe. What will this mean for current prescribers, pharmacists and patients?
Race and disadvantage: major factors for involuntary psychiatric admission
New Australian research shows the extent of the use of involuntary psychiatric admission, and the risk that it may be imposed disproportionately on some patient groups.
Urgent reform needed to support home-based aged care
Current home-based long term care models are inadequate to support older people to stay at home and out of hospital.
