Fixing the Problem of Disease
The changing definition of disease compels us to ask what it means to be a physician, suggests medical scientist and writer Mike McRae. Read More...
Opinion
Reflections on End of Life Care
Einstein wrote: “Life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived.” Dr Barry Fatovich believes they are words to be considered in this debate. Read More...
Will a Royal Commission Make It Better?
Traditionally, our Aged Care issue is in November and this month we would normally, in this column, be discussing how the health system can help people to live better for longer. But then along came the announcement of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Facilities. Read More...
Work Support: Medicine Keeping Up?
Perhaps medicine’s shifting gender balance holds the key in providing a more nurturing working environment suggests workplace counsellor Dana Topchian. Read More...
Meth and Alcohol in Bunbury
Dr Hugh Mitenko, an ED Physician at Bunbury Regional Hospital and researcher, says a closer look at methamphetamine use is warranted. Read More...
Bullying no-go at WA Health
The WA Department of Health has a zero tolerance approach to bullying and harassment in our workplace. Read More...
The Language of Violence
Language used in conversation and reporting on domestic violence still anchors itself in the flaws of victims. This should change, says Angela Hartwig. Read More...
For the Record, It Stinks
There must be something in the water that makes us pretty terrible at rolling out large-scale IT projects. Think NBN, My Health Record, and any number of hospital IT projects. Read More...