Genomic medicine
The last decade has seen an extraordinary revolution in the technology of DNA sequencing. This has meant that the cost of sequencing a human genome has dropped from nearly a …
The impact of the nuclear crisis on global health
Due to my personal concerns regarding the ignorance of the world’s media and politicians about radiation biology after the dreadful accident at Fukushima in Japan, I organized a 2 day …
The Federal Budget 2013 – 2014: An opportunity to deliver a health workforce that meets future healthcare needs
The Federal Budget 2013 – 2014 announcement and its expected impact on health The announcement of the Australian Federal Budget is one of the most important dates on the calendar …
Health care to meet the future needs of New South Wales
When thinking about innovation and ways to transform how health care is delivered to the patients of today and tomorrow, the importance and growing potential of e-Health springs to mind. …
Global inequities and the international health scene – Gustav Nossal
All young people should be deeply concerned at the global inequities that remain, and nowhere is this more clearly seen than in international health. Particularly we in the lucky country …
The role of medical students in innovation – Fiona Wood
When thinking about the role of medical students in innovation, my mind drifts back to my early days in St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, London 1975. It was exciting because …
How fortunate we are – Alden Harken
As students of medicine, you will soon be educationally unique – with a body of knowledge that no one can ever take away from you. When you receive your MBBS, …
‘We want you to be our mother’ – Fiona Stanley
Surely we don’t need any more research? Surely we know what to do to improve Aboriginal health? Surely we know the best environments for healthy child development? In this article …
Medical research at the cutting edge – Alan Trounson
Introduction I have had the experience of working in two major areas of human medicine that have been challenging and rewarding, and have provided some of the most heated debate …
Where do new clinical treatments come from? – Ian Frazer
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, we gained over 25 years of extra life expectancy during the 20th century. These extra years have resulted largely from development …