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Andy Burnham says his government is going to fix it for good. What would that take?

Kidney disease is often associated with dialysis or transplants, but it also affects memory and concentration, and increases stroke risk.

A standardized framework for regulating the safety and efficacy of AI in healthcare has yet to be established.

Six years after Italy became Europe’s COVID-19 ground-zero, successful action led by a victims’ association against health governance failings sets an encouraging precedent.

Based on our modelling we recommend that governments in Egypt and across Africa increase taxes on sugary drinks.

Thailand has built a connected healthcare system to track people’s health even in rural villages.

Sen. Graham repeatedly moved in the direction South Carolina and Republican politics were headed rather than where they had been.

‘Fix-it’ medical approaches often go against people’s wishes near the end of life, creating unnecessary and preventable suffering.

Different social realities lead to different forms of vaccine hesitancy.

Many nurses experience sexual comments, touching and intimidation at work. Too often, they are expected to cope quietly.

Uncertainty is common in medicine, and AI isn’t very good at navigating it.

Some new spending initiatives in health should add value, but the budget lacks a long-term vision for building cross-party consensus on improving healthcare.

Feeling heard and understood by a medical provider is a crucial part of healthcare for patients.

If global healthcare were a country, it would be one of the world’s top five greenhouse gas emitters.

New research shows ‘cultural intelligence’ has both beneficial and unintended effects, challenging common assumptions about its role in healthcare.

When people are asked to choose who gets a life-saving vaccine, their answers don’t match the logic that drives most healthcare funding decisions.

If the government wants to pursue more public-private partnerships, it must consider a funding model that guarantees equity of access.

France may not have oil reserves, but it does have a well-oiled public health service comprising doctors, state-funded hospitals, strong state regulation and medical expenses that are reimbursed.

One Nation is proposing to force doctors to do a regional stint before they can work in the city. But would that work in practice?

Like other high-income countries, Australia and New Zealand are leaning on GPs to solve increasingly complex health needs – without the necessary investment.