Pharmacists have welcomed the renewed focus on rural and regional communities as Associate Professor Ruth Stewart takes up her role as Australia’s new National Rural Health Commissioner.

On this year’s World Mental Health Day (10 October), the community was encouraged to ‘look after your mental health, Australia!’

As the lockdown in Greater Sydney is extended by at least 2 weeks, authorities in Melbourne are increasingly concerned at the spread of the Delta variant.

Pharmacists are the most approachable of all health professionals and have a powerful role to play in addressing community mental health challenges.

Locum pharmacist Esther Staal MPS wakes up to birdsong, takes scenic walks and improves health services – while travelling.

Cathie Reid MPS is an entrepreneur, a self-confessed ‘tech geek’, a philanthropist and healthcare pioneer. But her career trajectory could have been very different...