We urgently need to use Australian data to understand the breast cancer screening rates of Australian women with diabetes, compared with those without the condition.
Supporting young Australians to eat a healthy diet goes beyond doctors, dietitians and nutritionists; it is a responsibility of government and community and health systems.
We need to begin collecting data from rural hospitals all over Australia to address inequities in health care and workforce shortages.
Although Australian hospitals follow a Victorian militaristic model of seniority hierarchy, every health care practitioner must be a decision maker when it comes to their patient’s care.
A Voice to Parliament would provide a more direct avenue of feedback to the Australian Government to help eliminate rheumatic heart disease, writes Dr Ben Jones.
We must change our culture and learn from First Nations people to combat climate change, writes Dr Simon Quilty
It is vital that health care providers and policy makers find innovative solutions to ensure that every woman, regardless of her geographic location, is able to have a safe and healthy childbirth experience.
Parts 1 and 2 of this three-part series were a call to action to the medical profession to unite and transform its approach to preventing and managing work-related burnout and mental injury in doctors.
We must invest in Australia’s mosquito and flavivirus surveillance to support rapid detection during mosquito seasons, ideally before we see human cases.
