Not for the first time, some Australian politicians are in trouble over their use of very generous travel entitlements. We discuss why it matters for patients and why the claim that they are acting within the rules does not stack up.

A turbulent round of Senate Estimates, highlighted by a heartbreaking exchange about a mother with two children battling Crohn’s disease. Officials suggested that the family seek compassionate access from companies or seek treatment at a public...

In this week’s Dispatched Podcast, we unpack the AI Health Summit and agree it revealed a gap between institutional caution and the real-world pace of its adoption. The practical reality of the proposed ban on genetic testing for life ...

Reform efforts can struggle because they focus on health systems at their strongest point rather than their weakest. Framing is a pernicious tool used to justify delays and denials. We argue that the uptake of GLP-1 therapies in the US is deliv...