The HealthNewsReview website, which evaluates US media coverage of medical interventions, has had an upgrade. Below is a note from Gary Schwitzer explaining the changes (which have had a pos... Read more
What has health reform achieved so far? And what are some of the potential positives, negatives and uncertainties? Below is a handy update, first published at The Conversation. Jane Hall and... Read more
It’s just over three years since COAG announced The National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health (NPAPH), which is providing $872.1 million over six years from 2009-10, and is billed... Read more
In its latest Croakey update, the Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (better known as PHC RIS) investigates a topical issue – the need for health reform to promote be... Read more
Pamela Douglas is a GP, academic and writer, with a particular interest in a subject close to many parents’ hearts: crying babies. In the article below, she says many parents and their... Read more
Continuing the theme of a recent Croakey post, below are some more suggestions for the new Health Minister Tanya Plibersek from Crikey Health and Medical Panel members,... Read more
Continuing a Croakey series on mental health reform, Dr Matt Fisher, from Flinders University, investigates how social and economic factors can influence mental health, for better and for wo... Read more
Organisers of the Woodford Folk Festival are coming under fire for including anti-vaccine lobbyist Meryl Dorey on the festival program. Rachael Dunlop, Researcher and Communications Officer... Read more
As you may have heard, drafts of the revised Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating are now available for public comment, with a view to their finalised rel... Read more
Much of the post-shuffle focus in health has been on the new Minister, Tanya Plibersek (The Australian has her prioritising dental reform, while the Sydney Morning Herald has her bedding dow... Read more
