Opinions

Evidence suggests that long lists of side effects on patient information lists do not improve informed consent but instead decrease consumer willingness to take medication.

Jessica M Barker, Kate Faasse

The way we talk about and value women’s health needs to change because too many women have painful periods and experience awful side effects from contraception, writes Dr Aajuli Shukla.

Aajuli Shukla

An action plan is needed to care for people with lipid disorders in Australia to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.

Nick Lan, Gerald Watts

Despite endometriosis being common among women in Australia, it remains unknown which patients will benefit from surgery, prompting the need for more local research, write Dr Samantha Mooney and Associate Professor Sarah Holdsworth-Carson.

Samantha Mooney, Sarah Holdsworth-Carson

Dr Will Cairns reflects on a chance childhood meeting with the physicist Leo Szilard, inventor of the atom bomb, and wonders about our capacity to address the challenges facing humankind.

Will Cairns

While many other drugs get national attention, a significant number of people still die from heroin overdose.

Shane Darke, Johan Duflou, Amy Peacock, Michael Farrell, Julia Lappin

It is important to optimise the pre-conception health of women, as women with PCOS are more likely to have a higher risk of pregnancy complications.

Fleur Cattrall

Tertiary education students experience higher levels of distress and mental disorder than both the general population and their age matched peers, requiring targeted mental health support.

David Tuck

Our team’s experiences have found that justice-involved people who are older are at risk of inadequate care and falling through service gaps, writes Jane Hwang.

Jane Hwang