Professor Warwick Anderson, the ceo of the NHMRC, thinks so. As reported in Crikey today, he’s suggested that doctors and other health professionals avoid appearing in advertising for... Read more
Professor Stephen Leeder, Director of the Australian Health Policy Institute, writes: The recent Crikey article raising serious questions about the future of primary care is timely in view o... Read more
Geoff Munro, National Policy Manager at the Australian Drug Foundation, responds to a previous post by Dr Alex Wodak: “Alex Wodak rightly points out that media campaigns do not in them... Read more
When a disease or health problem hits the headlines, claiming a massive casualty count or economic cost, my first thoughts are often cynical. Who is driving this and why? When I investigate... Read more
Adam Cresswell, the health editor at The Australian, has had a critical look at Crikey’s register of influence, and doesn’t quite like what he sees. Writing in his regular Media Bites column... Read more
Simon Chapman, professor of public health at the University of Sydney, writes: There is an international push in tobacco control circles for regulation of the film industry in response to gr... Read more
Professor Stephen Leeder, director of The Australian Health Policy Institute, responds to a recent Crikey article by Fran Baum and colleagues calling for international action on global pover... Read more
Dr Alex Wodak, Director, Alcohol and Drug Service, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, says so: “The Federal government’s recently announced national media campaign to red... Read more
This has been such a week of missed opportunity. The headlines have been dominated by the Feds urging a local government spend on infrastructure – and fast. It was a perfect opportunity for... Read more
The financial ties between drug companies and journalists are scrutinised in the latest British Medical Journal by American medical academics Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin, and Australia... Read more
