http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=health Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2026, National Forum editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Graham Young) tech@onlineopinion.com.au 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Sparks) A smile is something most of us never think about. So when one half of the face stops moving, the loss goes far beyond the physical. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24103 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24103 Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:40:53 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24103 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) What's the difference between horse and cow, dog and pig in the human food chain, and why should it matter? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24100 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24100 Wed, 5 Aug 2026 08:03:53 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24100 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ian Miller) The most revealing Anthony Fauci interviews weren't on television. They were with himself. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24094 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24094 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:52:48 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24094 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Joseph Varon) The primary challenge is not merely the acquisition of new knowledge or technological advancement, but the preservation of the wisdom necessary to apply these capabilities judiciously. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24047 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=24047 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:54:08 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=24047 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Andrew Whitehouse, David Trembath and Mirko Uljarevic) There is an increasing awareness of autism, and a better appreciation of how widely dispersed it is, but does that obscure those in real need? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23982 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23982 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:16:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23982 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Sam Ben-Meir) Is addiction a disease to cure or a life to preserve? The answer shapes whether we choose abstinence or harm reduction. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23944 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23944 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:40:37 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23944 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Steven Schwartz) We have created what amounts to a diagnostic-industrial-government complex - a self-reinforcing system in which everyone benefits from more diagnoses except the patients. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23941 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23941 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:50:20 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23941 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Steven Schwartz) The multi-billion-dollar autism bill is not the disease, but a symptom of a system that rewards diagnosis over disability and expansion over recovery. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23921 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23921 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:03:09 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23921 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Kara Thomas and Andrew McIntyre) When ethics becomes dissent: why doctors must be free to speak for patient safety http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23913 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23913 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:53:44 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23913 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Steven Schwartz) The 20th century was the age of diagnosis. The 21st must become the age of recovery, measured not by how many people we enrol in the mental health system, but by how many no longer need it. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23879 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=23879 Tue, 3 Mar 2026 07:14:18 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23879 On Line Opinion