Why we must keep using the term 'long COVID'
Our understanding of long COVID is still evolving and incomplete, but the future looks brighter as we move beyond “what is it?” to “what can we do about it?”
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Future of health care threatened by declining population
Declining fertility may help our damaged environments, but will create hugely complex social and economic problems and threaten health care as we know it, writes Dr Will Cairns in Part Two of this two-part series.
Turning teal: Parliamentarians hear of ovarian cancer treatment gaps
Women with ovarian cancer have been “let down” by institutional and medical biases, the Assistant Health Minister said, as Parliamentarians, advocates and patients gathered for the Teal Ribbon Parliamentary Breakfast...
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...
Climate change testing the limitations of human behaviour: Dr Will Cairns
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.
11 December 2023
Tertiary students face unique mental health challenges
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.
4 December 2023
Empowering Australia's youth in the digital age
Young Australians confront risks from unhealthy diets and physical inactivity, highlighting the importance of fostering healthy habits and adapting to their distinct needs within an evolving digital landscape.
27 November 2023
All eyes on our future vaccination strategy as COVID-19 spikes
Health authorities need to carefully consider the best COVID-19 vaccination strategy moving forward to protect Australians, write Dr Gary Grohmann and Professor Robert Booy.
20 November 2023
Listen to your heart: how cancer medications affect cardiovascular health
Better communication is needed between cancer specialists and GPs about a patient’s cardiac toxicity and other effects of cancer treatment, including the potential impact of treatment on a patient’s cardiovascular ri...
