As we speak, bloggers are gathering in Las Vegas for the Blog World New Media Expo, billed as “the world’s largest blogging and new media conference”. There are several ses... Read more
As mentioned recently, Pfizer is hitting the consumer and medical media in the interests of its combination heart pill, Caduet. Regular readers may remember that earlier this year Michele Ko... Read more
Maternity care provides a classic example of the pitfalls of a specialist-driven model of practice in health care. It results in more expensive and interventionist care, rather than a commun... Read more
The staff at Katoomba Hospital (in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney) – or at least some of them – have clearly had enough. In the cyberworld equivalent of taking to the streets... Read more
The Pacific tsunami has brought back painful memories for Australian journalist Kimina Lyall, who was living in Thailand when a tsunami struck there in 2004. She wrote about her experiences... Read more
As regular readers may have guessed, Croakey takes a keen interest in conflict of interest issues, as indicated by the Crikey Register of Influence and our regular coverage of related storie... Read more
If you missed Catalyst on ABC Television last night, there were two excellent reports that are well worth taking the time to watch. This investigation of the prostate cancer screening debate... Read more
These clips are worth checking out – part of the funkiest anti-smoking campaign I’ve seen in a while. This one is called Cough N Rap [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPoZ... Read more
Who says US health reform is too complicated to be explained on the back of the napkin? Check out this great example of clever communication. (thanks to Dr Trevor Kerr for sending in the lin... Read more
As previously reported on Croakey, the Consumers Health Forum is not at all impressed by the Australian Society of Ophthalmologists campaign “to inform the public about the consequences of t... Read more
