Introduction by Croakey: The release of the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation yesterday has raised questions about the equity and quality of our health system with significant... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Confusion around what doctors can and can’t say about COVID-19 vaccines has left the door wide open for misinformation and scare campaigns about the vaccination roll... Read more
In the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett brings you resources from the Campbell Collaboration, global perspectives on healthcare worker infections,... Read more
Health leaders are celebrating victory in a long, hard-fought campaign for clearly visible pregnancy warning labels on alcohol, following a decision on Friday by representatives of the Austr... Read more
As previously reported at Croakey, the road to alcohol regulation has been long and fiercely contested. This Friday, Australian and New Zealand Food Forum Ministers will decide whether to su... Read more
International Nurses Day on 12 May is an opportunity to recognise the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives, writes Melanie Robinson, CEO of the Congress... Read more
The Australian Government is moving towards funding telehealth more widely, and some governments have started using SMS to keep people informed. But the moves are slow, way slower than in ma... Read more
Amy Coopes writes: Some 300,000 women will die across the globe this year as a result of pregnancy and one-quarter of them will be adolescent girls, according to a leading obstetrician-gynae... Read more
Amy Coopes writes: About 200 stillbirths in Australia every year are preventable, with up to a third of all cases due to substandard care, a major meeting of the country’s obstetric doctors... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The presidents of leading medical colleges have issued a joint statement calling on the Australian Parliament to maintain the Medevac legislation and the Independent... Read more
