National Affairs
21 February 2020
Politically motivated funding decisions are dwarfing the controversy that claimed a minister
International
17 February 2020
There are other things we should know about the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak
National Affairs
6 February 2020
Can infectious disease outbreaks help strengthen Australia’s response to another health crisis?
International
18 November 2019
The way India deals with sanitation affects us all
National Affairs
31 October 2019
Extending the reach of the private insurance sector would compound problems in the way Australia finances healthcare
National Affairs
7 September 2019
Hooked on subsidies, the system is failing. The government needs to move beyond its prejudices about public and private financing
National Affairs
14 May 2019
Vaccination campaigns need careful shaping to avoid alienating the can’ts and the won’ts
National Affairs
15 March 2019
Listing on the PBS can mean big money for pharmaceutical companies. Should consumer groups be accepting their funds and giving them a hand? | A joint investigation with Croakey
Recovered Lives
8 March 2019
Iza Coghlan (1868–1946), doctor
National Affairs
15 February 2019
Would a Health Reform Commission give a Labor government the cover it needs to deal with powerful interest groups?
National Affairs
24 October 2018
Fast-rising medical expenses are restricting access to healthcare and increasing long-term costs
National Affairs
1 October 2018
If altruism won’t motivate Australia to increase spending on eradicating tuberculosis, how about self-interest?
National Affairs
25 September 2018
There’s a straightforward way of making sure more doctors work where they’re needed
National Affairs
24 July 2018
How My Health Record went viral for all the wrong reasons
Essays & Reportage
12 July 2018
New research tools are revolutionising cancer therapies
National Affairs
8 February 2018
Over-the-counter sales are now a thing of the past. What needs to be done next?
National Affairs
27 November 2017
The growing dominance of private providers has led to lower standards of care. But will baby boomers put up with it?
Essays & Reportage
16 November 2017
Could the National Disability Insurance Scheme be threatened by higher-than-expected diagnoses of autism and developmental delay?
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?
International
18 September 2017
Neither Bernie Sanders’s scheme nor its Republican counterpart has any chance of being adopted, but they make the battle lines clear
National Affairs
31 August 2017
White coat or no white coat? It matters more than you might think
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
National Affairs
28 July 2017
Surgery grips the imagination, but most of the vital healthcare work goes on elsewhere
Books & Arts
3 July 2017
Books | When does consciousness end and unconsciousness begin?
National Affairs
7 March 2017
As other countries have shown, there are better ways to save half a billion each year in health spending
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
