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Professor Henry Brodaty reflects on his career after receiving a lifetime achievement award from Dementia Australia for his contributions to dementia research and care.
Go Gentle Australia’s landmark State of VAD report reveals voluntary assisted dying laws around the country are working safely and as intended; providing terminally ill people with access to a ‘good death.’
Data just published online shows a worrying increase in infectious syphilis cases in women living in Australia aged 15–44 (referred to as “reproductive age”) and a subsequent rise in transmission from pregnant parent to child. This is called congenital syphilis.
As doctors, we need to move away from a surgical approach to period and pelvic pain and instead refocus on validating women’s symptoms and giving them back their autonomy.
New federal government funding for miscarriage research and data collection is a welcome and long overdue step forward for the thousands of families impacted by pregnancy loss, writes Isabelle Oderberg.
Despite the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in medical curricula by the Australian Medical Council (AMC), there remains a significant gap in the effective application and practice of this knowledge to transform health systems.
Many clinicians remain unfamiliar with the diagnosis of chronic urinary tract infection, leaving many women and girls to suffer without the right support.
Ensuring all Australians have access to guideline-based health care should be a priority for both the government and the medical profession.
Last week, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration added intravenous (IV) fluids to the growing list of medicines in short supply. The shortage is due to higher-than-expected demand and manufacturing issues.
