Australians are in the grip of a mental health crisis, yet mental health nurses are underutilised, and even excluded from initiatives that could lead to improvements.
Making the wrong decision about how to access care can impact both your health and finances. So what are your options? And what policy reforms are needed to improve affordable access to healthcare?
As Medicare turns 40 years old this month, it’s important to reflect on its achievements, and also what needs to be done to remodel it.
2023 was a watershed year for women’s reproductive rights in Australia, but the cost of contraception and abortion services remains too high.
The use of telehealth for sexual and reproductive health care services improves access to health information and care, and so should be made a permanent feature of the Medicare Benefits Schedule.
Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.
MyMedicare is a new voluntary scheme that allows patients to register with their usual GP. How will it work? And how might it benefit patients? Here’s what we know so far.
Cardio-oncology services will provide much-needed access to heart healthcare for people with, or who have survived, cancer, and focus on the prevention of heart disease.
This week, Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast investigates how making reproductive healthcare inaccessible hurts us all.
Despite Republican hecklers, US President Joe Biden delivered an optimistic speech focused mostly on domestic issues that set the stage for a 2024 re-election bid.
The October 2022 budget marks a departure from the “blokier” budgets of recent years, centring gender equality and the care economy rather than high-vis and hard hats.
Some IVF clinics promise much when it comes to egg freezing, but in reality your chances come down to three key numbers – your age, the number of eggs collected, and your budget.
Inclusive education must go beyond simply including children with disability in a space, as there’s often an invisible door that hinders a true sense of belonging.
Biometrics technology offers to cut the Gordian knot of passwords, usernames, PIN and QR codes, as well as passports and vaccine cards – but at what cost?
New research indicates women think more public funding is needed to help access egg freezing, regardless of whether it’s sought for “medical” or “non-medical” reasons.
Find out how privilege and disparate levels of access to basic resources such as education are contributing to social inequality in Australia – threatening the egalitarian ideals of 'the land of the fair go’.
Could psychedelic drugs provide the next big breakthrough in psychiatry? This episode of the ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast considers the regulatory, cultural and scientific aspects of psychedelic treatment for mental illness – and how innovation in this area could improve the lives of millions of people.
Australians will be able to show specific online proof if they’ve had two doses of a COVID jab.
Inconsistency, uncertainty and confusion are leading to vaccination delays.
Short-term measures don't address the fundamental systemic issues that lead these vulnerable women into danger.
How do we use digital technologies to make healthcare more accessible?
As the coronavirus crisis plays out, some see a chance to connect a divided world.
The urgency of the risks and issues facing women on temporary visas is dangerously heightened by COVID-19.
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