Medicine under the Taliban: ‘Care with no equipment, no supplies is next to impossible’
Anne Cilliers has been working on the ground as a nurse and medical co-ordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières.
Tag: Social determinants of health
What happens if a young patient’s family is anti-vax?
After caring for many families with children, I can safely say that parents almost always try to act in their child’s best health interests. They…
Should we reopen schools or not? It’s more complicated than that
The dozens of passionate comments left on the AusDoc website as to whether schools should open shortly reveal how difficult it is to make wise decisions in an emotionally fraught setting (as when the health of…
Doctors urge Aussies to ‘pay it forward’ on COVID-19 vax
Professor Robert Booy is leading a group of infectious diseases experts in trying to close the global vax gap with a $10 donation.
Does increasing diversity in your workplace improve performance?
Is there a case to be made for variety to increase performance?
Non-lethal strangulation is the ‘last warning shot’
This week, Australian Doctor rolls out its special report on domestic violence. Non-lethal strangulation is now considered a red flag in the context of domestic violence because…
