Opinions

With a hot summer expected in Australia, only global action by governments can achieve the society-level change required to tackle climate change.

Steve Robson, Greg Mullins, David Templeman

There are opportunities to do more to improve the dental health of Australian children, a move that will deliver immediate and long term benefits, as well as diminish the burden of disease.

Sharon Goldfeld, Elodie O’Connor, Kate Francis, Fiona Mensah, Mihiri Silva

We must listen to the needs of women with endometriosis, tailoring research and associated funding to be able to answer the key questions they have identified as their top priority, write Associate Professor Mike Armour and Dr Cecilia Ng.

Mike Armour, Cecilia Ng

Four people working  in the NT’s Top End share perspectives on the potential impact of the Voice to Parliament on health outcomes for First Nations peoples.

Stuart Yiwarr McGrath, Mark Mayo, Anna Ralph, Vicki Kerrigan

Veterans are exposed to challenging life circumstances after military service, and Australia’s lax gambling regulations make it too easy for veterans to gamble and fall on hard times, write Sean Cowlishaw, Olivia Metcalf and Nicole Sadler

Sean Cowlishaw, Olivia Metcalf, Nicole Sadler

Death in older people can be a consequence of the natural processes of their decline in biological old age, and there is no need to impose a pathological explanation, writes Dr Will Cairns.

Will Cairns

Reform, not resilience, is the key to changing the narrative and culture of the medical profession and will save doctors’ lives, write Dr Emma Hodge and Dr Elise Witter.

Elise Witter, Emma Hodge

Prenatal alcohol exposure risks are serious but can be preventable.

May Na Erng

The Breast Quality Audit of Australia and New Zealand has undergone a refresh to help clinicians stay up to date with contemporary recommendations for breast cancer therapies.

Jaime Duffield, Melissa Bochner