People in the poorest areas of Australia are dying 2.5 times more often from the disease than those in the richest areas. Perhaps this is the long-awaited ‘new normal’ of life with COVID, with more working from home, more COVID complacency, and more long-COVID. But some things haven’t changed. When it comes to some communities Continue reading »
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Australia has just completed major reviews of two of its largest public expenditures – the NDIS and Employment Services. Each program manifests problems predicted by two lesser-known economic theories: the Jevons Paradox in the case of the NDIS and Goodhart’s Law in the case of employment services. Neither were mentioned in either review. Today I Continue reading »
Cat Fraser, who has lived with the chronic illness for years, says it’s time to get Long Covid on the agenda and give its many victims the support they need.
The National Health Service is under threat unless the Government starts properly paying its workforce, reports Michaela Makusha
Karam Bales takes a close look at Andrew Bridgen's recent resignation from the Reclaim Party and the high-profile attendees at his 'Parliamentary meeting' of anti-vax campaigners.
We don’t have to take off our compassion, or our ability to show it, when we drape a stethoscope around our neck. The need for doctors to be professional is not synonymous with being emotionless. Long ago, when I was an intern at an adult teaching hospital there seemed to be a tradition that consultants Continue reading »
The considerable upcoming reduction in spending calls into question the Government's 'Living with COVID’ strategy
Byline Times has been unravelling the dealings behind the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the UK since the very early days of the pandemic. Here’s what we learnt – and what we still need answers to...
Boxing is reputed to fight Parkinson’s Disease. I put on the gloves to find out.
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Penny Pepper reflects on the concerning and uplifting behaviours she witnessed during her four-week stay in hospital this summer