Education Time to rethink the ethics issue All research undertaken at universities must first be reviewed and approved by a human research…Sarah RussellNovember 27, 2013
Education Not so polite response Monash University Gippsland and Ballarat University are joining forces to become a regional university. One…Sarah RussellNovember 14, 2013
Social issues Parties’ preference deals demean system We should all be alarmed by the preference deals for Senate seats (''Abbott faces chaos…Sarah RussellSeptember 2, 2013
Social issues Shop Tactics On my ballot, I am considering changing Liberals to Coles, Labor to Woolworths, Greens to…Sarah RussellAugust 16, 2013
Aged CareHealth Care Generation google I regularly do The Age crossword with a delightful group of elderly women who live…Sarah RussellAugust 9, 2013
Education Authorship, ethics prove tricky THE culture of publish or perish is having a negative effect on research ethics as…Sarah RussellJune 26, 2013
Social issues Health risks of mobile phones: what we don’t know might be killing us Are mobile phones the new cigarettes? Will we discover that the telecommunication industry, like the…Sarah RussellJanuary 13, 2013
Health Care Is it really abuse? According to a new national study patients and their relatives are frequently abusing doctors. Recently…Sarah RussellNovember 24, 2012
Health CareSocial issues Unreliable statistics leave many out in the cold It is often claimed that mental illness is a primary cause of homelessness, and that…Sarah RussellFebruary 25, 2011
Health Care What if doctor doesn’t know best? When are medical treatments worthwhile and when are they futile? This is a complex and…Sarah RussellFebruary 9, 2011