Most people are familiar with the concept of undergoing general health checks. This might mean that your doctor talks to you about your medical history and lifestyle including diet, physical... Read more
The United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely critiqued and even Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that it could have been handled “different... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Food labelling is a contentious issue. Consumers and health advocates want labels to clearly reflect the contents, and the potential benefits and harms, of what is b... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australian mining executive Clive Palmer recently took out massive three page advertisements in a number of capital cities, announcing he had secured 32.9 million do... Read more
Malcom Hogg writes: The use of opioids remains essential to the care of people experiencing acute pain and remains a major component of anaesthesia and post-surgical care. Collectively and i... Read more
Never mind the sports rorts affair, what about the politicisation of wider health spending? This investigation by Jennifer Doggett identifies many areas across the health portfolio where lar... Read more
A global campaign has been launched in the British Medical Journal to start to build an evidence base for healthcare that is free of commercial influences – that has already attracted... Read more
The alcohol industry in Australia is designing and promoting alcohol products specifically for women, according to a new report investigating how products are being marketed as pink, palatab... Read more
A groundbreaking new study is examining how the media globally report on the benefits and harms of tests for healthy people. Dr Mary O’Keeffe, from the School of Public Health at the Univers... Read more
An Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into digital platforms (as previously covered at Croakey) is an opportunity to tackle significant public health concerns, acc... Read more
