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View article: COVID and structural cartelisation: market-state-society ties and the political economy of Pharma
COVID and structural cartelisation: market-state-society ties and the political economy of Pharma Open
The big profits and influence of pharmaceutical firms that again rose to prominence during the COVID pandemic illustrate far more than just the global reach and market power of Big Pharma. Here we instead explain the power of these firms a…
View article: Behind the ‘creative destruction’ of human diets: An analysis of the structure and market dynamics of the ultra‐processed food manufacturing industry and implications for public health
Behind the ‘creative destruction’ of human diets: An analysis of the structure and market dynamics of the ultra‐processed food manufacturing industry and implications for public health Open
A global transition towards diets increasingly dominated by ultra‐processed foods (UPFs) has occurred in recent decades to the detriment of public health and the environment. This study aimed to examine long‐term trends in the structure an…
View article: The role of health systems for health security: a scoping review revealing the need for improved conceptual and practical linkages
The role of health systems for health security: a scoping review revealing the need for improved conceptual and practical linkages Open
Background Practical links between health systems and health security are historically prevalent, but the conceptual links between these fields remain under explored, with little on health system strengthening. The need to address this gap…
View article: The Political Economy of Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems: An Introduction to a Special Issue
The Political Economy of Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems: An Introduction to a Special Issue Open
Today’s food systems are contributing to multiple intersecting health and ecological crises. Many are now calling for transformative, or even radical, food systems change. Our starting assumption in this Special Issue is the broad claim th…
View article: Online HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) Dissemination by an Australian Community Peer HIV Organisation: A Scalable Way to Increase Access to Testing, Particularly for Suboptimal Testers
Online HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) Dissemination by an Australian Community Peer HIV Organisation: A Scalable Way to Increase Access to Testing, Particularly for Suboptimal Testers Open
HIV self-testing (HIVST) introduces opportunities for screening in non-conventional settings, and addresses known testing barriers. This study involved the development and evaluation of a free online HIVST dissemination service hosted by a…
View article: Neoliberal disease: COVID-19, co-pathogenesis and global health insecurities
Neoliberal disease: COVID-19, co-pathogenesis and global health insecurities Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has at once exposed, exploited and exacerbated the health-damaging transformations in world order tied to neoliberal globalization. Our central argument is that the same neoliberal plans, policies and practices advanc…
View article: "Part of the Solution:" Food Corporation Strategies for Regulatory Capture and Legitimacy
"Part of the Solution:" Food Corporation Strategies for Regulatory Capture and Legitimacy Open
Background: For decades, the food industry has sought to deflect criticisms of its products and block public health legislation through a range of offensive and defensive strategies. More recently, food corporations have moved on to presen…
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Table of Contents Open
Correlates of sexually transmitted infection knowledge among late adolescents Alyssa M
View article: STI and HIV knowledge and testing: a comparison of domestic Australian-born, domestic overseas-born and international university students in Australia
STI and HIV knowledge and testing: a comparison of domestic Australian-born, domestic overseas-born and international university students in Australia Open
University students usually consist of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and a group recognised as being at increased risk of STI. This study found lower levels of STI knowledge and STI testing among inte…
View article: Economic evaluation of alternative testing regimes and settings to detect undiagnosed HIV in Australia
Economic evaluation of alternative testing regimes and settings to detect undiagnosed HIV in Australia Open
Background The study aimed to estimate the comparative costs per positive diagnosis of previously undetected HIV in three testing regimes: conventional; parallel and point of care (POC) testing. The regimes are analysed in six testing sett…
View article: Peer-delivered point-of-care testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae within an urban community setting: a cross-sectional analysis
Peer-delivered point-of-care testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae within an urban community setting: a cross-sectional analysis Open
Background The advent of fully automated nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) technology brings new public health opportunities to provide Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) point-of-care testing (POCT) in non-trad…
View article: Reduced sensitivity from pooled urine, pharyngeal and rectal specimens when using a molecular assay for the detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea near the point of care
Reduced sensitivity from pooled urine, pharyngeal and rectal specimens when using a molecular assay for the detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea near the point of care Open
Background The aim of this study was to compare the performance of pooled self-collected urogenital, pharyngeal and anorectal specimens to that of individual specimen results for the molecular detection of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Ne…
View article: The political economy of universal health coverage: a systematic narrative review
The political economy of universal health coverage: a systematic narrative review Open
The uptake and implementation of universal health coverage (UHC) is primarily a political, rather than a technical, exercise, with contested ideas and diverse stakeholders capable of facilitation or resistance—even veto—of the policy uptak…
View article: The somatic-security industrial complex: theorizing the political economy of informationalized biology
The somatic-security industrial complex: theorizing the political economy of informationalized biology Open
In this article, we seek to intervene on the global health security debate and attendant literatures to argue that the primary focus of global health security – that infectious disease is an existential security threat to both humans and v…
View article: Knowledge and awareness of HIV self-testing among Australian gay and bisexual men: a comparison of never, sub-optimal and optimal testers willingness to use
Knowledge and awareness of HIV self-testing among Australian gay and bisexual men: a comparison of never, sub-optimal and optimal testers willingness to use Open
This paper explores the willingness to use and pay for HIV Self-testing (HIVST) among Australian gay and bisexual men (GBM). Bivariate and univariate multinominal logistic regression of data from an online survey was performed. Thirty-one …
View article: Access to medicines and hepatitis C in Africa: can tiered pricing and voluntary licencing assure universal access, health equity and fairness?
Access to medicines and hepatitis C in Africa: can tiered pricing and voluntary licencing assure universal access, health equity and fairness? Open
The current arrangements for increasing access to DAAs, towards elimination of HCV, are facing challenges that would require increases in expenditure that are either too burdensome to governments or potentially so to individuals and famili…
View article: Successes and challenges of the millennium development goals in Ethiopia: lessons for the sustainable development goals
Successes and challenges of the millennium development goals in Ethiopia: lessons for the sustainable development goals Open
We analysed the performance of Ethiopia in achieving the health-related millennium development goals (MDGs) with the aim of acquiring lessons for the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Ethiopia achieved most of the health MDGs: a 67% re…
View article: Infrared monitoring of aluminium milling processes for reduction of environmental impacts
Infrared monitoring of aluminium milling processes for reduction of environmental impacts Open
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