Opinions

Australia’s breast cancer policies do not meet the needs of Indigenous women and there are ways that this can be improved.

Vita Christie, Lynette Riley, Kylie Gwynne

Recent research may lead to a misunderstanding about the importance of bowel cancer screening, a vital program which saves 50 Australian lives each week.

Mark Jenkins, Belinda Goodwin, Nancy Baxter

A new study suggests rough surfaces inspired by the bacteria-killing spikes on insect wings may effectively combat drug-resistant superbugs, including fungi, particularly in people with implants.

Elena Ivanova, Denver Linklater, Vladimir Baulin, Saulius Joudkazis

With the guarantee of a training position and a pathway to consultancy, Australian medical trainees might have greater capacity to focus on clinical excellence and patient care, rather than competing in a qualifications arms race.

Manu Juneja

The Melbourne Cup of 1991 remains in the memory of one doctor who was staffing a busy emergency department when everyone wanted to watch the race that stops a nation.

Meagan Brennan

Medicine cannot cure all diseases, but one simple yet powerful tool – art – can help patients and doctors alike, writes Dr Mogeshni Govender.

Mogeshni Govender

We need better ways of integrating robotic surgery into the training of junior surgeons, and this must start in Australian public hospitals, writes Professor Anthony Costello.

Anthony Costello

Burnout in health care undermines the safety of patients and practitioners alike, and there are growing calls for this genuine health care crisis to be properly addressed.

Christopher Erian, David Bade, Michael Erian

With evidence suggesting that menopause reduces gut diversity and increases the risk of metabolic disease, moving to a diet composed of low inflammatory functional foods offers potential to help mitigate dry eye disease in a post-menopausal population.

Judith Flanagan