International
29 March 2020
The city state learned vital lessons from its slow response to SARS, but is politics starting to interfere?
Correspondents
25 March 2020
The virus looks like being the catalyst of yet another British revolution
International
25 March 2020
Pacific islands are building on knowledge gained in previous crises, but enormous challenges lie ahead
National affairs
24 March 2020
An intensive care specialist reports on how hospitals are dealing with Covid-19 cases
Essays & reportage
23 March 2020
In a week of drama, strategies sharpened but profound uncertainties remain
National affairs
20 March 2020
The coronavirus has exposed structural flaws in the way we prevent and treat ill health
Correspondents
14 March 2020
Coronavirus has already changed life and national politics in the United States
Essays & reportage
12 March 2020
What are the lessons of overseas Covid-19 responses for Australian policymakers?
Essays & reportage
4 March 2020
What history can and can’t tell us about the likely spread of Covid-19
National affairs
2 March 2020
The coronavirus’s biggest threat comes from panicky consumers and inept policymakers
National affairs
21 February 2020
Politically motivated spending is 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