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Health Minutes - 07 July 2008
CT angiography enables doctors to obtain quite detailed pictures of the coronary arteries. But it's unlikely to be of any benefit in people with no symptoms.
Health: The Pulse - 15 May 2008
A structural adjustment, or an assault on private health cover? Moves to diminish incentives for private heath cover may be the thin end of the wedge.
Health: Consumer Guides - 25 March 2008
Choosing a gym can be difficult. Here's how to sort through the contracts, classes and confusion.
Health: The Pulse - 24 January 2008
Medical tourism in Asia is giving people access to treatment at a fraction of the cost of developed countries – but there's a downside.
Health Minutes - 04 September 2007
Do hernias in the groin need to be operated on? A study find that the risks of leaving them be and not operating is small - and avoids the side effects of surgery.
Health Minutes - 22 May 2007
Our health system won't cope with an ageing population unless people undertake more of their own health care - but how can this be done?
Health Minutes - 17 May 2007
A survey has found the dangerous practice of crushing medications is common in hospitals and nursing homes.
Health Minutes - 06 February 2007
Our health system won't cope with an ageing population unless people undertake more of their own health care - but how can this be done?
Health Minutes - 30 January 2007
Mothers in sub Saharan Africa have been feeding their infants a mixture of peanut butter and halva to successfully prevent malnutrition.
Health Minutes - 23 January 2007
On average only about 40 per cent of people with a mental illness are diagnosed and only half of those receive adequate treatment in Australia. State and federal governments are now putting in potentially billions of dollars. Will they spend it wisely?
Health Minutes - 18 December 2006
A survey has found the dangerous practice of crushing medications is common in hospitals and nursing homes.
Health Minutes - 31 October 2006
Do hernias in the groin need to be operated on? A study find that the risks of leaving them be and not operating is small - and avoids the side effects of surgery.
Health Minutes - 17 October 2006
Researchers at the Australian National University have created a website called MoodGym which delivers depression treatment online - research shows it works.
Health Minutes - 25 July 2006
A recent study compared US hospitals on how closely they adhered to guidelines for managing a heart attack. Those who did stick to them significantly reduced death rates.
Health: The Pulse - 20 July 2006
Got a toothache? Well it had better be during business hours in a big city, and you'd better be wealthy enough to afford to see a dentist.
Health Minutes - 03 July 2006
Mothers in sub Saharan Africa have been feeding their infants a mixture of peanut butter and halva to successfully prevent malnutrition.
Health Minutes - 31 May 2006
On average only about 40 per cent of people with a mental illness are diagnosed and only half of those receive adequate treatment in Australia. State and federal governments are now putting in potentially billions of dollars. Will they spend it wisely?
Health: The Pulse - 11 May 2006
One in ten people admitted to hospital will be injured because of a medical error. Health authorities are tackling the problem - in the meantime, what can you do as a patient to avoid becoming a statistic?
Health Minutes - 08 March 2006
Do hernias in the groin need to be operated on? A study find that the risks of leaving them be and not operating is small - and avoids the side effects of surgery.
Health: The Pulse - 19 January 2006
Doctors in skin cancer clinics are often under-trained. It's not surprising, given there are very few specialist skin cancer training programs available.
Health Minutes - 30 June 2005
What will TV medical soaps do without the acute and dramatic emergency of the cardiac arrest team? The teams in real hospitals may be being made redundant thanks to pioneering work in Australia.
Health: The Pulse - 07 October 2004
Overcrowded emergency departments, wards with no beds available, long waiting lists for elective surgery. Why are our public hospitals in such a terrible condition? A large part of the problems has to do with the complicated way in which our public hospitals are funded.
Health: The Pulse - 30 September 2004
Two radiology companies are advertising 'full body CT scans' of the entire body that will, they say, detect cancer before it's advanced and becomes difficult to treat. But health authorities have given them the thumbs down.
Health: The Pulse - 23 September 2004
If you get cancer, pray you live in a city and not in the outback. That's because where you live affects your chances of survival - and being in the city beats the country by a country mile.
Health: The Pulse - 16 September 2004
Never mind Iraq or interest rates. On October 9, the issue that will most focus the minds of voters is health. (Updated 7/10/2004)
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