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Cancer is traditionally known as a disease affecting mostly older people.
Social media feels personal, but posting without filter can have professional perils, writes Dr Maria Li.
A Gold Card for children in care would represent a step toward the kind of coordinated, child-centred healthcare we all strive for, writes Dr Suzanne Packer, AO FRACP.
Health services research must become a frontline service in Australian health care, to provide prompt solutions to pressing system-wide problems. Chief among these is inadequate access to care, where Australia ranks ninth out of ten countries in a recent report.
Many vulnerable people are excluded from the support they need by administrative red tape that leaves them overwhelmed and disempowered, writes Dr Louise Stone.
Children’s mental health is no longer a taboo topic. We’ve moved past questioning whether children can experience mental health challenges to focusing on how best to support them. It’s increasingly recognised that fluctuations in emotion, behaviour and functioning are a normal part of child development, and that promoting mental health is as important as responding to mental illness. This article explores the emerging shift in how we conceptualise and discuss children’s mental health.
Clinical schools and educational institutions have a social responsibility and contract to contribute to strengthening the capacity of the rural workforce
Incorporating Indigenous perspectives into strategies for bone health is crucial for addressing the unique health needs of Indigenous people.
The United States used to be a leader in vaccine research, development and policymaking. Now US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr is undermining the country’s vaccine program at the highest level and supercharging vaccine skepticism.
