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Coal, oil and gas pose serious threats to human health, as evidenced by Doctors for the Environment Australia’s (DEA’s) new report Fossil Fuels are a Health Hazard.
Most people with knee osteoarthritis can control their pain and improve their mobility without surgery, according to updated treatment guidelines from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
With grandparents taking on increasing childcare responsibilities, it is vital they have the right support and resources to build healthy habits with their grandchildren.
The health system needs to take an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to ensure at-risk people in aged care communities have prompt access to vaccination, testing and treatment for COVID-19.
While there is much literature on the effects of racism on health outcomes, there is less discussion of managing the experience of interpersonal racism in daily life as a clinician. This article reflects on one clinician’s experience, highlighting strategies to mitigate the impact of interpersonal racism as a practising clinician.
Emerging evidence suggests isotretinoin could cause permanent changes to the tear film of patients, even after stopping the medication.
A growing number of complaints against older doctors has prompted the Medical Board of Australia to announce today that it’s reviewing how doctors aged 70 or older are regulated. Two new options are on the table.
I set out to write a book about miscarriage but ended up researching topics like pollution’s effect on fertility, medical misogyny, abortion culture and feminism and much more. The result is a book that is changing the status quo for women’s health, but it’s only just getting started.
Alcohol marketing and user-generated alcohol content is common on social media, and most posts are positive and pro-alcohol. To reduce such exposure, policy changes may be useful, such as banning alcohol-related marketing on social media, as well as a browser plug-in to block alcohol imagery online.
