Social media for doctors: making fun of patients is never OK
When using humour on social media, don’t make patients the punchline, writes Dr Maria Li.
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A decade of better care: celebrating the real-world impact of the Clinical Care Standards
Five stories of excellence from across Australia reveal how health services are using the Clinical Care Standards to drive meaningful improvements in safety, consistency and outcomes for patients.
Fox in the henhouse: it must not happen here
Australia must vow to never to let our public health service suffer in the same way as the United States, write Robert Steinglass and C John Clements AM.
NSW workers’ compensation: a system that needs healing
GPs and their patients face systemic issues with workers’ compensation schemes. The NSW Government’s proposed reforms to workers compensation legislation are a welcome sign that policy makers are listening.
Is spinal cord stimulation safe? Does it work? Here’s what you need to know if you have back pain
Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the spinal cord. The devices are thought to work by providing electrical impulses that interfere with how the brain senses pain.
Democratising eating disorder treatment in Australia: removing barriers to care
For anyone living with the experience of an eating disorder, either personally, or as a carer, seeking and receiving treatment remains a challenging journey in Australia and most countries around the world.
Australia’s progress in reducing adolescent smoking has slowed — vaping may be why
In October last year, we published findings from our retrospective cohort analysis of data from the Generation Vape study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, accompanied by an InSight+ article. Our analysis examined the relationship between adolescent e-cigarette use (vaping) and subsequent cigarette smoking and was the first Australian study to do so using individual-level data. We found that adolescents aged 12–17 years who vaped were significantly more likely to subsequently initiate smoking, with the strongest increased risks observed among the youngest participants.
Neuropathic pain: our best treatments still fall short
Despite a large body of new evidence, our best treatments for neuropathic pain continue to provide only modest benefits.
How researchers are investigating the rise of bowel cancer in young adults
Bowel cancer rates are rising in young people, and researchers are working tirelessly to find out why, writes Dr Lisa Mielke.
