Opinions

A new working group aims to educate and empower the medical profession by amplifying the voices of doctors who are neurodivergent.

Linda Mayer, Dylan Mayer

Australia’s breast cancer policies do not meet the needs of Indigenous women and there are ways that this can be improved.

Vita Christie, Lynette Riley, Kylie Gwynne

Better communication is needed between cancer specialists and GPs about a patient’s cardiac toxicity and other effects of cancer treatment, including the potential impact of treatment on a patient’s cardiovascular risk.

Benjamin Daniels, Maria Aslam, Joel Rhee, Marina T Van Leeuwen, Lee Hunt, Monica Tang, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Claire M Vajdic

Dr Tanvir Kapoor opens up about his journey in overcoming stigma from obesity, saying judgement has no place in medicine.

Tanvir Kapoor

With the guarantee of a training position and a pathway to consultancy, Australian medical trainees might have greater capacity to focus on clinical excellence and patient care, rather than competing in a qualifications arms race.

Manu Juneja

Recent research may lead to a misunderstanding about the importance of bowel cancer screening, a vital program which saves 50 Australian lives each week.

Mark Jenkins, Belinda Goodwin, Nancy Baxter

A new study suggests rough surfaces inspired by the bacteria-killing spikes on insect wings may effectively combat drug-resistant superbugs, including fungi, particularly in people with implants.

Elena Ivanova, Denver Linklater, Vladimir Baulin, Saulius Joudkazis

The Melbourne Cup of 1991 remains in the memory of one doctor who was staffing a busy emergency department when everyone wanted to watch the race that stops a nation.

Meagan Brennan

Medicine cannot cure all diseases, but one simple yet powerful tool – art – can help patients and doctors alike, writes Dr Mogeshni Govender.

Mogeshni Govender