Facing a physician shortage, can we leave medical school grads on the sidelines?
Feb 13, 2016 11:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Dr. Heidi Schmidt cannot practice medicine. The problem is not that she lost her license or was named in too many malpractice lawsuits. To the contrary, she has never held a license to practice medicine. Yet she has earned...
What needs to happen now to get medicinal cannabis to those who need it?
Feb 12, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Health Law
This week minister for health Sussan Ley tabled amendments to our drugs act to allow growing cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes. The amendments will create two licence classes (medicine and research), limit...
What are the real risks of Zika?
Feb 11, 2016 08:46 am UTC| Health
Zika has raised alarm bells worldwide, prompting the World Health Organisations (WHO) declaration of a public health emergency, El Salvadors dramatic recommendation that women delay pregnancy for two years, and the US...
If meat could talk, would you still eat it?
Feb 11, 2016 08:36 am UTC| Health
Futurologist Ian Pearson recently predicted that by 2050 it will be possible to implant devices into our pets and other animals to give them the ability to speak to us. This raises the interesting question of whether...
Exposed to a deluge of digital photos, we're feeling the psychological effects of image overload
Feb 11, 2016 08:27 am UTC| Health Technology
Twenty-four percent of U.S. teens say theyre online almost constantly. Now much of that time, it seems, is spent incessantly compiling and navigating vast collections and streams of images. In a 2014 survey, the photo...
A shift in social attitudes can make menopause a positive experience
Feb 11, 2016 08:12 am UTC| Health Technology
Its a sensation familiar to three out of every four women going through menopause. First, theres a sudden and intense feeling of heat, accompanied by extreme sweating and redness in the face and chest. This is followed by...
Modernising Medicare is a great idea but needs a radical approach
Feb 11, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
The Australian government is investigating the possibility of privatising the payment services associated with Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, aged care services and veteran affairs. Health Minister Susan...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects