Underlying inequality, an under-resourced public health system and socio-political tensions have met in a dizzying, tragic outcome for the richest country in the world.
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Public figures, authors, artists and journalists have long written about their experience of dying. But why do they do it? And what do we gain?
A safe home, a working fridge and access to transport are all needed before western medicine has a chance of working in the long term. But a new way of providing care can help.
Yes, there are pros and cons of this new reproductive technology. But there are many other issues about maternal and child health we need to tackle first.
From the moment their baby is born, Australian parents receive conflicting advice on how to cope with newborn issues. What we are doing wastes our resources, but we’re not investing in alternatives.
For most of the twentieth century, we were at war with microbes, leading to substantial changes in our body’s ecosystem. This has changed our diets, disease profile, moods and even personalities.
Food, drug and other companies often sponsor research in the hope it might produce results favourable to their products. How can we ensure such research remains independent?
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Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz
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General Practitioner, Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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PhD candidate, The University of Western Australia
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Health Promotion, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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Professor in Health Policy and Director, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Law (Health Law), Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Professor in Public Health, Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia