The decision to delay further the introduction of subsidies for the anti-stroke drug, Pradaxa, puts Australia at odds with the rest of the developed world. It also raises ques... Read more
Dr Mark Ragg offers a five point plan for reducing the current high rate of smoking among people with mental illnesses. The first report card of the National Mental Health Commission makes f... Read more
At the recent national TheMHS conference in Cairns, the director of the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, Trevor Hazell, received the “Award for Exceptional Contribution to Mental Health Se... Read more
Thanks to Reema Rattan for providing this wrap of recent health and medical reading at The Conversation. Topics covered include: the downside of energy drinks infant formula’s chequere... Read more
A regular topic at Croakey is how social and economic factors contribute to health inequalities and inequitable access to health services. But what about how these things affect communicatio... Read more
Canadian researchers recently investigated the use of telehealth in delivering a self management program for stroke survivors and carers. The findings – profiled below in the latest update... Read more
For those who have been alarmed by recent headlines about the dangers of sleeping pills and red meat, below are links to some further analyses that are worth reading, courtesy of Media Docto... Read more
(March 6: An update has been added at the bottom of this post, including a review of the SMH story by Media Doctor Australia. March 8: The Cardiac Society of Australia and NZ has released a... Read more
Why is “wilful ignorance” holding back progress in Indigenous health? Judith Dwyer, Professor of Health Care Management at Flinders University, offers some suggestions in the article below,... Read more
The Heart Foundation copped some robust criticism from public health advocates (including Croakey regular Professor Mike Daube) when it allowed take-away food outlets such as McDonald’... Read more
