St Vincent's scandal: what's the protocol for chemotherapy and are low doses less effective?

Aug 04, 2016 10:15 am UTC| Health

The New South Wales government this week released the final report of its investigation into chemotherapy underdosing of patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer in a Sydney hospital. The report was...

Many wealthy countries face a mental health crisis – here's what governments can do

Aug 04, 2016 10:07 am UTC| Health Law

The evidence suggests that the UK, among other high-income countries, is in the midst of a mental health crisis. A recent report by the Mental Health Network, found that 19% of adults had been diagnosed with depression at...

Everything you need to know about chickenpox and why more countries don't use the vaccine

Aug 04, 2016 10:02 am UTC| Health

Recent calls for the introduction of a vaccine against chickenpox (varicella-zoster virus infection) following a severe case of the disease in Cambridge, England may surprise many parents who consider the disease to be a...

How old is too old for a safe pregnancy?

Aug 03, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Health

This week, an Australian woman delivered a baby at the age of 62 after having in vitro fertilisation (IVF) abroad. Few women can naturally conceive a baby later in life without the help of IVF and these are rarely...

Sofosbuvir – what's the price of a hepatitis C cure?

Aug 03, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Sofosbuvir is one of a number of new direct-acting antiviral drugs revolutionising the care of people living with hepatitis C. Combinations of two or three hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral drugs taken for 8-24...

Why Big Tobacco has reason to fear the waking divestment giant

Aug 03, 2016 06:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

This week The Guardian published a long-form profile by veteran journalist Gideon Haigh of Dr Bronwyn King. The doctor who beat big tobacco https://t.co/fIcP2Jmuh6 Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) August 1,...

Why many people don't talk about traumatic events until long after they occur

Aug 02, 2016 05:38 am UTC| Health Life

When longtime former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed suit July 6 for sexual harassment against the networks former boss, Roger Ailes, the public response was less than kind. There were expressed disbelief and...