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Research should be routinely performed as part of health-care delivery. Image from shutterstock.com

Don’t bury the benefits of research to improve the health system

By Stephen Leeder

If you missed the release of the McKeon review on Friday you’re not alone. The Commonwealth government released the Strategic Review of Health and Medical Research just before the weekend – a time usually…
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Some Australian refugees develop “protracted asylum seeker syndrome”. Alex E. Proimos

Long waits for refugee status lead to new mental health syndrome

By Suresh Sundram, University of Melbourne and Samantha Loi, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

There’s a common misconception within the Australian community that asylum seekers arrive by boat. In fact, most asylum seekers arrive here by aeroplane with valid travel documents and reside in the community…
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Modern professionals have an opportunity to undo some of the hardships created by pathologizing same-sex attraction. stigeredoo

From homophobia to homophilia: the future face of medicine

By Victor Minichiello and Tinashe Dune

Homophilia, a term once used to define “unnatural” relations between same-sex people in the early- to mid-20th century has been given a makeover. Urban gay communities around the world are using homophilia…
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Something to chew on: why do governments spend less on dental services? illuminaut

Extracting the true cost of universal dental care

By Anthony Harris, Monash University

The recent decision to means test the tax subsidy on private health insurance was made on the grounds that we provide more help to those who need it most and not subsidise those who can afford to take…

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