Young returning veterans at high risk of mental health issues A new report investigates the high rate of mental ill-health facing younger defence personnel, and how to provide better support.
Australia has eliminated rubella – but that doesn’t mean it can’t come back Elimination does not mean eradication.
Did you smoke? Lung cancer, smoking and associated stigma As smoking has become increasingly stigmatised, so has the disease most commonly associated with it.
New funding to increase mental health support for veterans The Federal Government has announced it will commit $100,000 for a veteran mental health outreach pilot project.
Measles alert issued in south-eastern Sydney The alert has been issued in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire after a child in the area was diagnosed with the highly infectious disease.
Rubella eliminated from Australia: WHO confirms Rubella has officially been eliminated in Australia, sending ‘a powerful message that vaccinations work’.
Australia narrows life-expectancy gap Australians can expect to live more than a decade longer than the global average.
Normalising organ donation: How GPs can help A new government campaign aims to make organ donation a routine part of discussions in primary care and among families – and GPs can be well placed to start that conversation.
It’s a long game: Working with my patient with schizophrenia to reduce smoking Dr Hester Wilson writes about finding ways to help her patient reduce smoking.