Time to make rare diseases everyone's business
The last day of February each year is Rare Disease Day, a day to raise awareness and drive change for the 300 million people worldwide living with a rare disease.
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Australia falling behind on hepatitis B elimination targets
Tracking progress towards Australia’s elimination targets for hepatitis B isn’t just about measuring progress, it’s about providing tools for driving progress towards health equity and saving lives.
How artificial intelligence could transform taking a medical history
Although much of medicine has advanced beyond recognition in the past 50 years, the taking of a patient history remains a bastion of traditional care; artificial intelligence could change all this, writes Dr Jack Marjot.
Happy little Vegemites: balancing salt and nutrient intake
New research has found that that people who consume yeast extracts and tomato-based sauces have higher median sodium intakes, but also receive important nutrients from these products.
Pregnancy supplements – is there too much of a good thing?
Our study recommends antenatal care providers reconsider widespread prescriptions for pregnancy supplements, with the need to promote whole food diets in pregnancy instead, write Dr Linda Gallo and Associate Professor Shelley Wilkinson.
The unseen struggle: Parkinson's disease in regional Australia
We must urgently allocate more resources to upskilling general practitioners to better diagnose and manage Parkinson disease, particularly in regional areas, writes Dr Shanna Fealy.
A healthy workplace culture goes beyond changing people’s behaviour
Health systems need to adopt a workplace culture centred on human wellbeing to build a healthy workplace culture that is fit for the modern era. Psychosocial hazard policies could be effective levers to drive this change.
Health care just one casualty in a disrupted world: Dr Will Cairns
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity reverted to the small world behaviours that leave us vulnerable, perched as we are on our increasingly dynamic and unpredictable planet.
Doctors under attack at work: Dr Elise Witter
With Queensland health care workers facing alarming levels of workplace violence and aggression, it is essential for health organisations to adopt a safety culture to stop this bad behaviour in its tracks, writes Dr Elise Witter.
