Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Jul 2021
Accessible and affordable healthcare? Views of Australians with and without chronic conditions.
With 50% of Australians having chronic disease, health consumer views are an important barometer of the 'health' of the healthcare system for system improvement and sustainability. ⋯ Health consumers, especially those with chronic conditions, identified significant cost barriers to access of healthcare. Equitable access to healthcare must be at the centre of health reform.
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration has since 2013 neglected its long tradition of publishing regular bulletins and updates about medicine safety issues directed to Australian healthcare professionals. Recent publication policy is confused with information about clinically important safety issues published only in the alternative Safety Information Alerts and, unlike other comparable regulators, a failure to publish direct healthcare professional communications.
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Internal medicine journal · Jul 2021
Treatment And Outcomes For Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Lung Cancer Patients In The Top End Of The Northern Territory.
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related mortality for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and the death rate of lung cancer in Indigenous Australians is increasing. ⋯ Indigenous patients from the Top End diagnosed with lung cancer were more likely to have poorer survival outcomes when compared to non-indigenous people. Potential reasons for the discrepancy in survival need to be addressed urgently.