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Don Matheson, Johanna Reidy and Rawiri Keenan suggest primary care reform may go in one of two ways: intensely competitive or built on trust. In the second of two articles, the authors suggest the competition scenario is a risky move

Women's social network Peanut has released a campaign of medical images, portraying the realities of being a woman, with illustrations of IVF bruising, breast changes after pregnancy, hair loss and menopause.

Background: Cancer has become the leading cause of mortality in Singapore and among other Asian populations worldwide. Despite the presence of National Cancer Screening programmes in Singapore, less than half of the population has had timely screening according to guidelines. The underlying factors of poor cancer screening rates and health outcomes among Asian ethnic groups remain poorly understood. We therefore examined cancer screening participation rates and screening behaviour in a multi-eth...