Living with schizophrenia
Christopher Tennant

Living with schizophrenia

The title of this book is emblematic. It gets to the heart of the problem of schizophrenia, indeed within the authors' preface.

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In the many years I’ve been writing about the dental divide, the only movement I’ve seen is in the increasingly bad numbers around poor oral health, waiting lists and costs to patients. It’s time to see dental caries as a preventable disease.

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Australia faces a serious challenge. Despite important progress on gender equality over recent decades, a looming crisis now threatens the economic security of older women. Without urgent and bold action, we risk consigning further generations of women to poverty in retirement.

The malignant minds taking over the American health sector
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“He enjoyed showing people how he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks.” It was a striking description of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., written by his cousin, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy.

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States increase pressure on Commonwealth to address hospital cost increases
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