International
28 May 2018
Maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States are already shamefully high, and the Trump administration’s policies are making them worse. But California is…
Books & Arts
22 May 2018
Books | Does the wellness movement ignore important truths (and take up too much of our time)?
International
13 April 2018
America’s opioid crisis won’t be solved by the Mexican wall and capital punishment. Meanwhile, deaths keep rising, and Australia isn’t immune
National Affairs
15 December 2017
Governments have yet to create a coherent strategy to help the almost three million Australians providing informal care
National Affairs
30 October 2017
The Productivity Commission’s healthcare recommendations might not go far enough, but they could still be too bold for the government
National Affairs
17 October 2017
The government’s focus on private health insurance premiums ignores the real costs of a two-tiered system
National Affairs
29 September 2017
We know the placebo effect exists, but do we know enough about its medical potential?
Essays & Reportage
24 August 2017
Extract | An intensive care specialist argues for more help for the carers of people suffering cognitive decline
Books & Arts
7 August 2017
Books | Epidemiologist Geoffrey Kabat helps steer us through the claims and counter claims
Essays & Reportage
3 August 2017
With state and federal governments overwhelmingly focused on big-ticket medical spending, can local initiatives fill the gaps?
National Affairs
28 July 2017
Surgery grips the imagination, but most of the vital healthcare work goes on elsewhere
International
2 July 2017
Lacking popular support or the endorsement of even a single state, the push for the Republican healthcare bill seems detached from reality
National Affairs
6 June 2017
Despite the government’s resolve to defuse Labor’s Medicare attacks, the federal budget isn’t looking so generous under scrutiny
National Affairs
16 May 2017
Australia’s pioneering laws, likely to survive the latest legal actions, are having an impact around the world
Correspondents
11 May 2017
Recent events have revealed the power of the asbestos industry – and, in Indonesia, a powerful determination to fight it
National Affairs
10 May 2017
The threat from Tony Abbott is no longer taken seriously, and the budget is all the better as a result
National Affairs
8 May 2017
Hospitalisation can take a heavy toll on patients, but there are ways of reducing the impact
International
13 April 2017
More than 100,000 people die from asbestos-related disease each year, but the global asbestos industry continues to thrive. An African diplomatic initiative could be the first…
International
27 March 2017
As governments begin negotiating a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, the Marshall Islands is still seeking justice for years of cold war testing
International
23 March 2017
With new afterword | Surprise in Congress: healthcare reform is complicated and politically fraught
National Affairs
21 March 2017
A promising federal government homelessness strategy dissipated for lack of funding and political will
National Affairs
7 March 2017
As other countries have shown, there are better ways to save half a billion each year in health spending
National Affairs
1 March 2017
The federal government’s plan for “stepped care” needs fine-tuning
National Affairs
23 January 2017
A strong minister will look beyond doctors and hospitals to improve Australians’ health
International
9 January 2017
As Republicans splinter and the real world intrudes, abolishing Obamacare is looking more difficult by the day
Essays & Reportage
1 December 2016
In a world-leading public health measure, highly effective anti-virals have been made available to treat Hepatitis C under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Podcasts
24 November 2016
Peter Clarke talks to Bio21 researcher Chris Armstrong about new research that challenges popular views of this enigmatic illness
National Affairs
4 October 2016
Mistaken fears about an “ageing population” have stopped us from considering how best to respond to the prospect of longer, healthier lives
National Affairs
5 August 2016
With more than 800,000 temporary migrants in Australia, the assumption that everyone who lives here is a permanent resident or a citizen has created dangerous blind spots, writes…
National Affairs
5 August 2016
More consultation, more investment and a wider view of healthcare needs – these are the necessary elements of an innovative scheme that could transform patient care, writes…
