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Essays & reportage Natural born killers Frank Bowden 27 August 2014 With one-in-two people dying within days of becoming ill, it’s little wonder that Ebola causes panic. But the real threat can only be assessed if we understand the history… Books & arts Alzheimer unease David Le Couteur 28 July 2014 Why do so many dementia researchers hold to a single theory so fervently? An unsettling new book throws light on entrenched beliefs, writes David Le Couteur National affairs Back to the future with antibiotic resistance Chris Del Mar 17 July 2014 The evidence has been clear for years: without a cutback in the use of antibiotics, healthcare faces major disruption Books & arts The surgeon as bad-tempered hero Frank Bowden 20 June 2014 A physician decodes an unsettling memoir of life in and beyond the operating theatre

National affairs An unhealthy subsidy Ian McAuley 12 July 2013 Means testing is all very well, says Ian McAuley, but do we need private health insurance at all? Podcasts Could I describe you as a Catholic feminist? Terry Lane 9 July 2013 From the Radio National archive, Terry Lane talks to Labor senator Jacinta Collins International A “train wreck” that looks like staying on the rails Lesley Russell 3 June 2013 Opponents of Obamacare will have to face the fact that the scheme is being implemented across the United States, even in some unlikely places, writes Lesley Russell Essays & reportage Overtested, overtreated and over here Melissa Sweet 4 June 2012 The principles behind an American campaign to reduce unnecessary and often expensive medical interventions are gaining support in Australia, writes Melissa Sweet

National affairs Primary healthcare reform: learning from the tough suburbs of Philadelphia 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 The living end Ken Hillman 5 April 2011 Hospitals, as much as relatives and friends, can find it hard to let go Essays & reportage “It’s much more fun in general practice. I can play in any field; I don’t regret it one bit.” 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… Books & arts Learning from Walmart Ken Hillman 29 March 2010 Ken Hillman reviews The Checklist Manifesto, by surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande