Medicine uses race to try to provide more equitable care. But that prescription likely does more harm.
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Following “revelations” of $8 billion Medicare “rorts” in the Nine newspapers last spring, Health Minister Mark Butler commissioned Dr Pradeep Philip to conduct a review of Medicare integrity and compliance. His report has now been publicly released, and subject to vastly different readings. Judging by the press reports so far, two versions of the review Continue reading »
On the three-year anniversary of Keir Starmer becoming Labour Leader, Adam Bienkov analyses whether he has kept to his word or broken it
One question for Luis Ciria, a neuroscientist at the University of Granada.
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"I feel sick," said one physician. "Medicaid is not enough: we need seamless, lifelong universal care now."
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Worldwide obesity has tripled since 1975. WHO surveys tell us that more than 2 billion adults, 18 years and older are overweight and of these nearly 800 million are actually obese. 39 million children under the age of 5 were overweight or obese in a 2020 survey and it is estimated that 400 million children Continue reading »
On 14 March, when the AUKUS nuclear powered-submarine details were revealed, I spent most of the day in the Emergency Department of a hospital in Brisbane, with a family member needing urgent medical care. It took over 12 hours for my relative to get a bed in the ED and then several hours more before Continue reading »
By Lucas Berenbrok, Janice L. Pringle and Joni Carroll / The Conversation On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can quickly counteract an opioid overdose. The FDA’s greenlighting of over-the-counter naloxone means that it will be available for […]
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A vulva by any other name … causes confusion and unnecessary suffering.
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The UK has fallen to 29th in the global rankings of life expectancy. Matthew Gwyther looks at the economic and social reasons why the country has become the ‘sick man of Europe’ again