This article argues that the ABC’s Catalyst program criticising statins affected people’s willingness to take these drugs. Abstract Objectives: To examine the impact of a two-part special edition of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's science journalism program Catalyst (titled Heart of the m atter), aired in October 2013, that was critical of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (“statins”)...

This paper identifies strategic priorities for taking action to prevent chronic diseases. It is the second report by the Mitchell Institute on this issue. The first report, Chronic diseases in Australia: the case for changing course, mapped out the social, economic and health costs of chronic diseases to the Australian community, as well as identifying...

The Improving Aboriginal Patient Journeys study aims to develop, refine and evaluate a set of Aboriginal patient journey mapping tools for use in quality improvement and education. A collaborative approach to knowledge exchange was used, with the research team working with staff and managers from a range of health settings in South Australia and the...

Summary: Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease-Australian facts: risk factors is the fourth in a series of national reports by the National Centre for Monitoring Vascular Diseases at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It describes health risk factors and their associations with cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) using...

This report finds that Aboriginal people experience both illness and death from heart disease at higher rates and at a much earlier average age than non-Aboriginal people, underscoring the urgency to direct efforts ‘upstream’ towards primary prevention and earlier, community-based detection and intervention.