Flipping the script on loneliness with green prescriptions
Green prescriptions — a prescription for an individual to step outside and spend time in nature and community — are an effective, inexpensive way to ease the burden of loneliness.
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Private health insurers are now offering GP telehealth services. Is this a risk to Medicare?
Australia’s second-largest private health insurer, Bupa, has recently started offering its members three free GP telehealth consultations a year. This follows other insurers such as nib offering its members digital GP...
Australia’s COVID inquiry shows why a permanent ‘centre for disease control’ is more urgent than ever
The long-awaited independent inquiry into Australia’s COVID response was released today, with lessons on how the nation could better prepare for future pandemics.
New model for improving cardiovascular outcomes for patients
The national Cardiovascular Health Leadership Research Forum: a new data-driven model placing research at the centre of improving patient outcomes.
Long term research on gambling disorder lacking
While understanding of gambling disorder has improved drastically in the past 25 years, further research is urgently needed to determine the efficacy of harm reduction strategies and treatments in the long term.
Biodesign: a clinical training framework for medical technology innovation
Clinicians play a critical role in medical technology innovation; however, structured training in this discipline is lacking in Australia. We propose that formal education, using well validated methodologies, should be i...
Digital health research can be positive for Indigenous people. But our study found it needs to follow these principles
Digital technologies are transforming health care for all Australians, and this includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Electronic health interventions (eHealth) can involve features such as telehealth, i...
MediSecure breach: implications for health care services and patients
The MediSecure data breach highlights the health care sector’s susceptibility to such attacks, and it is imperative that the government and health care providers work together to better protect sensitive health data.
New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia. Here’s what to know about the JN.1 shots
COVID vaccines have unquestionably made a huge difference during this pandemic. For example, it’s estimated COVID shots have saved more than 1.4 million lives in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region...
