The Government’s failure to deliver on its promise to fund 13 new cancer drugs has left many feeling betrayed and underscores the complexities of medicines procurement and funding, writes Barbara Fountain
Despite widespread acknowledgement of its underfunding, primary care continues to receive minimal Budget increases, leaving advocates frustrated and questioning where the responsibility lies, writes Tim Tenbensel
Nurse practitioner Genevieve Brebner and five colleagues remain under investigation almost 18 months after a complaint was laid by a family member of a patient they’d saved. She says delays in the Health and Disability Commissioner’s inquiry are causing huge stress. TONY WALL reports
Recent public health threats such as COVID, and the current bird flu outbreak in Victoria, show we can’t separate human health from the natural environment. Our research examining the link between lead exposure in house sparrows and children is another sobering reminder of this shared health burden
Science presenter and journalist Dr Michael Mosley was well known not only for his expertise, energy and passion as a broadcaster but also for trialling experiments on himself
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management