Articles
Why data access holds the key to better care
An AI-enabled healthcare sector is a potentially idyllic place, where healthy habits are supported, early disease is detected and, ultimately, deaths are prevented. [ + ]
Closing cybersecurity loopholes — lessons from the US
Gregory Garcia was once the most senior cybersecurity professional in all of the United States. [ + ]
Calls for health-based approach to drug policy
The latest data released by NADA shows long wait times for individuals looking to access alcohol and other drug (AOD) services. [ + ]
Cancer recurrence anxiety: clinical pathway for health professionals
An estimated 60% of people affected experience moderate to severe anxiety that cancer could return or worsen. [ + ]
Rising healthcare facility demands pave way for innovation
The pandemic and the years since have highlighted Australia's severe nursing shortages, with research indicating we could face a shortfall of 100,000 nurses by 2025, creating a need for more facilities to house them and support Australian communities. [ + ]
The role of culture and connection in improving Aboriginal health
Researchers are calling for a rethink of the health system's approach to closing the gap. [ + ]
COP29: positioning health at the core of climate negotiations
The WHO is calling for an end to reliance on fossil fuels, instead advocating for people-centred adaptation and resilience. [ + ]
Project to end weight stigma in pregnancy care
Women's involvement in pregnancy care is a central component of shared decision-making, but is currently limited for women with high body mass index, new research suggests. [ + ]
Clinician burnout: evidence-based strategies to improve wellbeing
Recent surveys in Australia show clinician rates of burnout around 60% with higher rates in the specialities of ED and psychiatry, and more likely in women and younger clinicians. [ + ]
Concept to clinical care: what's holding back healthtech?
Australia is globally recognised for its exceptional medical research output. So why isn't that research making its way into clinical care? [ + ]
Solving the infectious diseases puzzle
In the fight against infectious disease, prevention is always better than cure. But are our current prevention strategies enough, or do we need to look beyond measures such as immunisation and the use of aseptic technique? [ + ]
A Day in the Life of a bereavement support worker
As a mother to two wonderful boys, and four babies she heartbreakingly never got to bring home, Cat Irvine immediately resonated with her role for Red Nose's Hospital to Home Program. [ + ]
Tapping into the leadership DNA to transform patient care
Anna McFagden, Chief Executive of St Vincent's Health Network Sydney, was in her early twenties when she knew she was destined for healthcare leadership. [ + ]
Losing our minds — an AU$85bn phenomenon
There is a storm brewing, largely unnoticed: the convergence of two high-prevalence, high-impact and growing groups of brain conditions — mental illness and dementia. [ + ]
Why more needs to be done to support home-grown innovations
Commercialising new medical devices or drugs is highly risky, extremely expensive and returns can take decades to be realised. [ + ]
