Health Care Terminally ill patients must have greater choice People who are dying face a complex range of decisions and choices. There are, for…Sarah RussellFebruary 7, 2011
Health CareSocial issues Potential parents put through wringer in attempt to adopt a child Next week is National Adoption Awareness week. So in the interest of raising awareness, let's try a…Sarah RussellNovember 4, 2010
Health CareSocial issues Being a mother is about more than biology Sunday is Mother's day. Commercial cynicism aside, for lots of people it's a day of…Sarah RussellMay 6, 2010
Social issues Many ways to mother on Mothers’ Day Today is Mother’s day. Many women will spend the morning in bed with their kids…Sarah RussellMay 11, 2009
Mental Health You can have a mental illness and a life We hear so much about the depressing side of mental illness. Statistics focus on the…Sarah RussellMay 5, 2009
Social issues Sloppy Editing Lesley Canold argues that the use of shame and humiliation in the hoax on Keith…Sarah RussellJanuary 9, 2009
Health Care Consult on trauma The controversy surrounding Dr Kossmann at The Alfred Hospital’s Trauma Centre suggests that even experienced…Sarah RussellDecember 4, 2008
Health CareSocial issues Definition of family: mum, dad, kids? No way Last week two controversial bills were debated in the Victorian Parliament. MPs in the upper house…Sarah RussellOctober 14, 2008
EducationHealth CareSocial issues When school sport is just an exercise in frustration THE public health mantra to address the obesity "epidemic" is "Eat Less. Exercise More". If…Sarah RussellMarch 3, 2008