Like other high-income countries, Australia and New Zealand are leaning on GPs to solve increasingly complex health needs – without the necessary investment.
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Blood tests are helpful for monitoring your overall health. But research suggests they can also give us clues about the development of some cancers.
Silver economy: an in-home help service provider in the Netherlands is revolutionising care delivery for the elderly with a streamlined, patient-centred approach that trusts community nurses and caregivers.
Unfortunately, the way our government is structured can work against investments in better health prevention.
2022’s once-in-a-generation health reset improved much about the system – yet everyday access to primary care has become harder for many New Zealanders.
Why does health care reform keep failing despite decades of attention and expanding costs? A scholar of Congress has some answers.
Across GP surgeries and hospitals, as migration increases and health systems strain, doctors are turning to an untested helper: Google Translate.
Obesity needs specialised medical care, not personal judgement. Italy has enshrined this in law.
The proposal could reignite debate about the ethics of allowing tax-exempt charities to operate large businesses in competition with taxable, for-profit companies.
Controversies often arise over pharmacists refusing to dispense medication, from Plan B to unproven COVID-19 treatments. Each one raises questions about professional rights and responsibilities.
Not every hospital serves the same demographic.
Elites have often shaped or manipulated state policies in ways that protect their interests and reinforce inequality.
The term ‘chaplain’ does not have a legal definition in the US at the federal or state level.
Boosting education and skills training as well as improving transport and strengthening social protection would help people out of extreme poverty.
Many Indigenous families around the world say hospital staff often don’t understand their cultures or even give them basic rights during maternity care.
South Africa needs to improve health and social insurance coverage for both internal and international migrants.
Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.
CAR-T cells are 1,000 times more effective at destroying cancer than our own immune systems.
Before changes to the Fair Work Act, almost all attempts by unions to address gender pay inequity failed.
Prevention is better than cure. To cut healthcare costs, African countries must re-strategise.
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Research Scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
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Director, PUSKAPA
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Reader in Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics, University of York
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Health economist, University of Sydney
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Professor of Finance and Economics, UNSW
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Professor of Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Health Care Law and Ethics, Barrister, Solicitor, Swansea University