Melanie Cheng

As we move towards a ‘Covid normal’ return to workplaces, the importance of sick leave has never been greater.

Homesickness is no longer classified as a disease, yet it causes both anxiety and depression. The pandemic has magnified the grief and loss of distance and separation.

Telehealth has been a crucial part of medicine during the pandemic – although it has also been a limiting one.

Three million Australians suffer from chronic pain – a condition that ruins lives and drains the health system. But will a multidisciplinary management strategy help to fight the opioid crisis?

The act of being made aware and acknowledging that medicine is not an exact science is as important for trainee physicians as it is for worried patients.

When we think of international students in monetary terms, we are ignoring their very human needs and challenges. Australia’s Covid-19 recovery will require these foreign visitors, but we need to rebuild trust and care.

A massive global investment produced a Covid-19 vaccine in record time. Now, a similar effort is required to provide evidence-based information to assist vaccine uptake.