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Autistic doctors can bring unique perspectives and skillsets to leadership roles in health care, but face invisible barriers in reaching the boardroom.
To improve menstrual product access in Australia, we need to understand the menstrual needs of marginalised groups.
A temporary ceasefire is being observed in Gaza after 15 months of conflict between Hamas and Israel. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed and many more injured. The targeting and destruction of health care facilities along with the detention and murder of health care workers has left an already health-poor population even more at risk of morbidity and mortality due to chronic disease.
It is hoped that the incoming Queensland Government keep Queensland on the path to safe and fully accessible reproductive health care for all women and pregnant people within the public sector.
Some communities are “GP deserts”, where there are too few GPs to ensure everyone can get the care they need when they need it. These communities are typically sicker and poorer than the rest of Australia, but receive less care and face higher fees.
Australia has passed new rules banning children under 16 years from social media, yet University of Queensland researchers have found little evidence linking social media to youth mental illness. They write why a public health response may lead to more positive outcomes.
The addition of fluoride to drinking water has improved dental health worldwide for over 70 years but is still hindered by misinformation; let’s look at the evidence.
A national clinical care standard is set to improve outcomes and reduce potentially avoidable hospital admissions for the incurable lung condition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Researchers at Monash University have isolated the electrical activity of single neurons from recordings of human vagus nerves and identified a subset that have cardiovascular function.
