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Essays & reportage Frank Bowden 3 August 2011 Bacterial infections might move more slowly than heart attacks, writes Frank Bowden, but they can be just as deadly
Correspondents Lesley Russell 29 June 2011 In the thirty years since AIDS was first identified much has been achieved, says Lesley Russell, but much still needs to be done to strengthen the international response National affairs Melissa Sweet 16 June 2011 A growing movement among US healthcare professionals is arguing that medical treatment can cause more harm than good, reports Melissa Sweet National affairs Melissa Sweet 7 June 2011 Public health nurses at the 11th Street Family Health Services Center are committed to developing long-term relationships with the community, reports Melissa Sweet Essays & reportage Ken Hillman 5 April 2011 Hospitals, as much as relatives and friends, can find it hard to let go
Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 28 March 2011 “Locational disadvantage” has an enormous impact on the lives of residents in many Australian suburbs. But an experiment in Sydney’s 2168 postcode area is…
National affairs James Gillespie 17 February 2011 Markets and demand are transforming the health system, but the policy debate isn’t catching up, writes James Gillespie National affairs John Quiggin 22 November 2010 The agreement delivered few, if any, of the benefits promised by its advocates, writes John Quiggin, but its adverse consequences have also been more limited than many… Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 26 October 2010 Talk about health policy reform often loses sight of the people in the system and their stories. Melissa Sweet watches two GPs in action in the south-west Sydney suburb… National affairs Ian Watson & Murray Goot 23 July 2010 The reasons for the Howard government’s electoral success are widely misunderstood
Correspondents Lesley Russell 20 July 2010 Barack Obama’s policies are starting to fall into place. So why is his approval rating so low?
Essays & reportage Xan Rice 14 July 2010 When GlaxoSmithKline announced a series of initiatives to improve access to drugs in least-developed countries, its most radical proposal was for a “patent pool” to… Essays & reportage Nicholas Z. Rosenlicht 12 May 2010 As the disturbing growth in treatment of children for bipolar disorder shows, psychiatry’s overreliance on drugs – and especially newer, less effective and less… National affairs Anthony Sibillin 31 March 2010 Rationalising federal–state relations could make governments less not more accountable, argues Anthony Sibillin Books & arts Ken Hillman 29 March 2010 Ken Hillman reviews The Checklist Manifesto, by surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande
National affairs James Gillespie 9 March 2010 Kevin Rudd’s hospital plan kicks off what looks like being a long battle, writes James Gillespie
Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 3 February 2010 Amid renewed calls for mass vaccinations in Australia, Melissa Sweet looks at the latest chapter in the international debate about swine flu and its implications for… Essays & reportage Ken Hillman 21 January 2010 How did such a poorly proven intervention become a routine end to many people’s lives, asks Ken Hillman in this extract from his new book Essays & reportage Qudsiya Karrim 9 January 2010 GlaxoSmithKline created waves last year with a promise of cheaper drugs and patent waivers in developing countries. In this special report Qudsiya Karrim in Johannesburg… Books & arts Brett Evans 9 December 2009 Barbara Ehrenreich probes the dark side of positive thinking — and how it helped create the global financial crisis
Books & arts Ian Anderson 23 November 2009 Ian Anderson reviews Peter Sutton’s unsettling account of Indigenous policy, The Politics of Suffering
Correspondents Lesley Russell 10 November 2009 Can Democrats in the US Senate use the same techniques as their colleagues in the House to turn healthcare reforms into law, asks Lesley Russell Correspondents Lesley Russell 29 October 2009 The prognosis for healthcare reform in the United States is improving by the day, writes Lesley Russell in Washington Correspondents Frank Bongiorno 15 October 2009 The British debate over breastfeeding in public reveals a puzzling double standard, writes Frank Bongiorno in London National affairs Chris Merry 30 September 2009 Misunderstandings about organ transplants are contributing to Australia’s unsustainably low donor rates, writes surgeon Chris Merry
Essays & reportage Melissa Sweet 21 September 2009 The Medicare Select proposal has opened up a new front in the health debate. Melissa Sweet talks to supporters and sceptics
Correspondents Frank Bongiorno 4 September 2009 The United States’ acrimonious healthcare debate is having almost as much impact across the Atlantic, where the National Health Service has become a rallying point for both… Correspondents Lesley Russell 14 August 2009 The United States is on the brink of major reforms to make healthcare more accessible and affordable. But the reformers still have a fight on their hands, writes Lesley Russell Podcasts Peter Clarke 20 July 2009 Six months into his presidency, Barack Obama is facing the first major legislative test of his administration, Simon Jackman tells Peter Clarke National affairs Chris Merry 13 May 2009 The panic was shortlived, so it’s a good time to get swine flu into perspective, writes Chris Merry