Opinions

How do we maintain equitable healthcare without blowing the bank? Our primary care system is the key, writes Jillann Farmer ...

Jillann Farmer

“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity” — Hippocrates

Aajuli Shukla

In this first article of a two-part series, oncologist and clinical academic Dr Marion Mateos discusses the challenges she faced as a young consultant when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Marion Mateos

With the spotlight on mental health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to rebuild our crumbling mental health system in a way that works for the people who use it, writes Dr Jason Lee …

Jason Lee

The Omicron variant may struggle to sustain community spread due to large vaccine rollouts and the Australian population’s improved antibody responses, write Stuart Turville, Anupriya Aggarwal, Anouschka Akerman and Vanessa Milogiannakis …

Stuart Turville, Anupriya Aggarwal, Anouschka Akerman and Vanessa Milogiannakis

With upcoming World Pride events in Sydney, now is the perfect time to raise awareness and encourage vaccination against mpox, write James MacGibbon and Vincent Cornelisse …

James MacGibbon, Vincent Cornelisse

The environmental impact of commonly used inhalation anaesthetic agents is significant, and it is up to anaesthetists to lead the way in implementing sustainable solutions, writes Yannick De Silva …

Yannick De Silva

An innovative new research project hopes to gain insight into the unique mental health challenges faced by Australian youth, write Louise Stone, Caitlin Pilbeam, Erin Walsh …

Louise Stone, Erin Walsh, Caitlin Pilbeam

In an imperfect world, hard decisions and sacrifices must be made in order to maintain equity when it comes to allocating the finite resources of our health care system, writes Will Cairns

Will Cairns