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Around the country, private maternity hospitals are closing, with enormous implications for many Australians needing care and for the health system as a whole.
As climate-related disasters around the world increase, so too does the burden of accumulated trauma on global mental health.
Gut microbes are in constant communication with the rest of our body and they define how we digest food, perform everyday tasks and how we respond to stress. Recently, they have been in the limelight for their role in diseases outside of the gut. Our research has indicated the important role that gut bacteria may have in triggering and accelerating dementia pathology.
Many of us have found ourselves in a full waiting room to see the GP, looking at a laminated sign about a fee increase taped to the reception desk.
Current home-based long term care models are inadequate to support older people to stay at home and out of hospital.
New Australian research shows the extent of the use of involuntary psychiatric admission, and the risk that it may be imposed disproportionately on some patient groups.
Pharmacists will be able to supply therapeutic vaping products without a prescription from October 2024. This policy represents a substantial change in practice and is being implemented in a short timeframe. What will this mean for current prescribers, pharmacists and patients?
If you’re eager for meaningful action on mental health in health care workplaces, you’re in great company.
The path to improved wellbeing in medicine requires a balance of self-care and systemic change, transforming the training environment to address the underlying causes of burnout and advocating for holistic support in the personal and professional growth of medical trainees.
