Previous issues
This section houses the full collection of InSight's weekly e-newsletters dating back to our first issue in July 2010. All published articles are fully accessible.
Issue 2, 23 January 2012
Confidence in research shattered, Big jump in mosquito-borne virus cases, Sandra Leggat: Empowering health managers, Lex Doyle: Saving babies, Aniello Iannuzzi: Desperately seeking specialists, New guide on osteoporosis rescreening, Health headlines
Issue 1, 16 January 2012
Billions wasted says ex-PSR chief, Polypharmacy and its risks on the rise, Jane McCredie: Detox temptations, Annette Katelaris: A necessary safeguard, Sue Ieraci: The risks of choice, Simon Towler: Treatment rights, Patients miss out on chemo, Health headlines, Multiple drug brands confusing
Issue 47, 12 December 2011
Be bold with breast cancer drugs, Jane McCredie: Telling tales, Ruth Armstrong & Sophie McNamara: Gaining InSight, Aniello Iannuzzi: A little bit of magic, James Best: On the level for Christmas, Annette Katelaris: Serving up a hearty tome, Christmas awash with danger, Sports medicine stymied by lack of funding
Issue 46, 5 December 2011
Treat smoking like chronic disease, Jane McCredie: Wielding a blunt stick, Prue Vines: Sorry saga of apologies, Myrto Schaefer: A chance to help, Ian Olver: Alternatives a fact in cancer, Traditional hip implants effective, Research in the news
Issue 45, 28 November 2011
Surgery risks for obese overplayed, Corticosteroid offers rapid relief in croup, Jane McCredie: Sizing up reality, John Worthington: Scared to death, Philip Morris: Saving a lost resource, Martin Van Der Weyden: Idealism wears thin, Slow paracetamol poisoning possible, Research in the news
Issue 44, 21 November 2011
Illicit drug use linked to stroke, Medical education nears saturation, Jane McCredie: Reining in mavericks, Alastair MacLennan: HRT fear must end, Noel Hayman & Geoffrey Spurling: Gap still too wide, Annette Katelaris: We’ve come a long way baby, Osteoporosis falls through the cracks, Research in the news
Issue 43, 14 November 2011
Children need antipsychotic alternatives, Strong depression-heart disease link, Jane McCredie: A scathing review, Aniello Iannuzzi: Not sold on salaries, James Scott & Michael Duhig: Take drugs out of disorders, Steve Hambleton: Healing our hospitals, “Intriguing” TNF inhibitors finding, Research in the news
Issue 42, 7 November 2011
Anti-inflammatory stroke risk, Drug shortages need better response, Jane McCredie: Armed and dangerous, Brian Conway: The essential safeguard, Julian Savulescu: Beliefs can do harm, Annette Katelaris:, TB plan needs rethink, Multiresistant bugs invade aged care, Research in the news
Issue 41, 31 October 2011
Low rebates stifle addiction medicine, Mandatory reporting “misused”, Jane McCredie: A catchy plot, David Nathan: Mandatory consequences, Richard Hallinan: Prescribing a disaster, Simon Holliday: A chronic pain tightrope, Cut margins for melanoma resection, Research in the news
Issue 40, 24 October 2011
TGA defends Fluvax decision, Dreams come true for researchers, Jane McCredie: A wee question answered, Ruth Armstrong: Just eat it!, Sue Ieraci: Paternalism’s new practitioners, Martin Van Der Weyden: The robot invasion, Move suburbs to treat obesity, Research in the news
Also in this issue
Jane McCredie: When religion and medicine collide
Should a religious organisation run health care facilities if its views impact on accepted community and...FULL STORY.
New study highlights medicine’s big earners
Men, radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons are the big winners while women and GPs are stuck at the bottom of...FULL STORY.
Karen Charlton: The costly skeleton in hospital closets...
Nutrition screening is recommended to identify malnutrition in older Australians but who is responsible for...FULL STORY.
Sandra Leggat: Empowering health managers
Many thanks for your comments. I wanted to respond to Dr De Leacy. Often management is accused of being an art, with no science. But here is...
Jane McCredie: Life in the app lane
Couldn't agree more, Jane. In an increasingly self-obsessed and risk-averse society, we are being flooded with information but deprived of...
Sandra Leggat: Empowering health managers
In my experience, the problem is far worse than merely having untrained managers. As Dr Ieraci points out, while clinicians are subject to...
Mental health funding lacks transparency
A review of government-funded mental health programs reveals little evidence of improved health outcomes …
More partners increases oral HPV risk
A new study shows that men have a significantly higher prevalence of oral HPV than women …
Evidence mounts for bevacizumab in breast cancer
While two new trials have shown benefit from adding bevacizumab to breast cancer treatments, further evidence is needed …