Hospitals and Healthcare

If there’s one (near) universal truth about the illness, this is it: every patient wants human connection

Don’t get lost in the system. Careful note-taking, second opinions and other strategies will help you.

I understand that for a chance at survival, the Covid patient needs a ventilator, but in a career filled with ethical dilemmas, this one really tugs at me

When Anna Brasnett read about Meghan Markle's miscarriage, she wrote to us to share her own experience of dealing with the loss of her baby Julian and her father Richard.

Exclusive: Doctors, midwives, researchers and support organisations have teamed up to change the paradigm on the ‘stigma’ of miscarriage

A comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians admitted to intensive care units reveals a “disturbing” difference in mortality outcomes. A new study has found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are more likely to die within 12 months following an intensive care unit (ICU) admission than the general population. Analysis recently published in The Medical …

When we read the number of Victorians in hospital, we need to imagine all these people as individuals – people who are incredibly unwell and most likely, incredibly scared.