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Don’t forget Mum’s health: Reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes
Open Forum | August 12, 2019University of South Australia researchers are appealing for better support for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes to help them return to or maintain a healthy weight after pregnancy.
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Smartphone therapy?
Reeva Lederman | August 11, 2019Our phones can be a source of stress and distraction, but digital mental healthcare offers new ways to help people cope with modern life.
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Better use of health data can save lives
George Disney | August 10, 2019Concerns about data privacy are valid, but sharing data saves lives, and Australia lags behind best practice overseas where researchers are safely accessing information to improve public health outcomes.
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Consumer insights are the hidden assets in shaping a better health system
Tony Lawson | August 9, 2019The Consumers Health Forum of Australia supports Health 2040’s proposals to shift the focus in the Australian health system towards consumers, rather than service providers.
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Australia’s Health 2040: The right care, at the right price, in an efficient system
Open Forum | August 8, 2019A year-long collaboration of health industry stakeholders has delivered a case for practical reforms to improve the long-term sustainability of Australia’s healthcare system.
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Health is not a short-term issue
Martin Bowles | August 8, 2019The Chair of Australia’s Health 2040 Taskforce Martin Bowles AO PSM explains the rationale behind the Taskforce report and its recommendations.
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Achieving affordable healthcare through sensible policy change
Rachel David | August 8, 2019The cooperative approach demonstrated by participants in the Australia’s Health 2040 report augurs well for the future of Australia’s mixed public private health system.
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How value-based health care can work in Australia
Alison Verhoeven | August 8, 2019The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association supports Health 2040’s proposals to shift the focus in the Australian health system from volume to value.
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Australia’s hidden mental illness epidemic
Andrew Trounson | August 6, 2019Mental concerns like depression and anxiety are now the most common serious illness among Australians, with rates among women rising to 20 per cent.
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Dancing in the dark does you good
Open Forum | July 27, 2019The age-old advice to ‘dance like nobody’s watching’ appears to be benefiting the health and wellbeing of women across Australia according to a new study from the University of Sydney.
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It’s time to modernise the National Medicines Policy
Open Forum | July 23, 2019Australia’s 20-year-old National Medicines Policy has fallen behind a range of modern developments in healthcare and the time has come for a review.
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How do we get kids to snack less?
Open Forum | July 22, 2019A new study has found that offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more – and this practice may be contributing to Australia’s weight problem.