Category Archives: women’s health

Introducing a wealth of ideas for new online health-related publications

May 16, 2012 – 8:11 pm

Entrepreneurs and philanthropists take note: below are some terrific ideas for new health-related online publications. Croakey recently put out a call on behalf of the Public Interest Journalism Foundation for ideas for online publications covering health-related areas of need. One of the pitches will be developed during a session at the New News conference, which will [...]

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Using social media to engage young people in research

April 3, 2012 – 10:03 am

Social media channels offer new avenues for engaging young people in research, says Dr Yeshe Fenner, who is involved in a new study of young women’s health in Melbourne. *** Recruiting through social media – a brave new world Yeshe Fenner writes: The medical and health research community is facing a major challenge as traditional [...]

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Pressure for abortion law reform in Queensland

December 9, 2011 – 2:13 pm

Professor Caroline de Costa writes: It is now more than a year since the trial of a young Cairns couple charged with procuring an abortion for the woman. A jury in the Cairns District Court unanimously rejected the charges but the couple spent an agonising eighteen months prior to the trial, the subject of intense [...]

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Home births: it’s time to broaden the focus of the debate

November 14, 2011 – 6:05 pm

In a recent post, Dr Andrew Pesce, a Sydney obstetrician and gynaecologist and former president of the Australian Medical Association, raised concerns about the safety of current home birth practices. In the article below, Hannah Dahlen, Associate Professor of Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, and national media spokesperson for the Australian College of Midwives, suggests [...]

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The latest wrap of health and medical reading at The Conversation

November 11, 2011 – 7:40 pm

Thanks to Fron Jackson-Webb from The Conversation for providing this latest wrap of  health and medical news. The stories below cover pharma industry lobbying, the pokies debate, and plenty more… *** The tricks companies use to get over-priced drugs on the PBS By Thomas Faunce, ARC Future Fellow at Australian National University: Boehringer Ingelheim, manufacturer of [...]

By Melissa Sweet | Also posted in childbirth and maternity services, gambling, health & medical marketing, men's health, mental health, obesity, pharmaceutical benefits scheme, pharmaceutical industry, pharmacy, public health, women's health | Comments (0)

Profiling some of the barriers to progress in Indigenous health

October 12, 2011 – 12:57 pm

Why is “wilful ignorance” holding back progress in Indigenous health? Judith Dwyer, Professor of Health Care Management at Flinders University, offers some suggestions in the article below, which is republished from The Health Advocate, the official magazine of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. *** Wilful ignorance: method of choice for implementation failure Judith Dwyer [...]

By Melissa Sweet | Also posted in cardiovascular disease, Health inequalities, health reform, Indigenous health, Media-related issues, public health, tobacco control, women's health | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

New leader for peak rural health body

September 21, 2011 – 11:59 am

Croakey would like to congratulate the new Chair of the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) Lesley Barclay, Professor and Director of Sydney University’s Lismore-based University Centre of Rural Health. Professor Barclay will be well known to many Croakey readers for her research and strong advocacy work for women in rural and remote areas, particularly around [...]

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Tackling the health issues left in the “too hard” basket: what can we learn from the US?

July 29, 2011 – 3:42 pm

Public health policy consultant Margo Saunders has taken a look at some recent reports from the US Institute of Medicine, and considers some possible lessons for Australia. Margo Saunders writes: While progress on so many health issues in Australia seems to be frustratingly slow, the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) is charging head with a [...]

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Does Australia need a version of the Institute of Medicine?

June 15, 2011 – 10:32 am

Croakey has often been grateful for the work done by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in the US. The IOM, established in 1970 as the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, aims to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public, and “asks and answers the nation’s most pressing questions [...]

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What’s in the budget for Indigenous health?

May 10, 2011 – 10:34 pm

At a quick glance, the Ministerial statement on Indigenous spending does not hold too many new announcements for health. It says the Budget provides $526.6 million over the next five years focused on: investment to Close the Gap; increasing opportunities for economic participation; and building mutual understanding and respect. The key Indigenous health headlines are: [...]

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