Associate Professor Grant Blashki
Associate Professor, Global Health, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne; Advisory Board Member, Australian Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare; General Practitioner, Better Health Network; Fellow, Climate Council
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Health & Medicine
As AI gets smarter, are we getting dumber?
There’s growing concern that an over-reliance on AI could lead to apathy and cognitive decline. So, what can we do to stay sharp in an AI-driven world?
Arts & Culture
What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part One
The books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024
Health & Medicine
Opinion
Heatwaves and climate change are Australia’s deadliest ‘unnatural’ disaster
With the mercury soaring in much of the country, extreme heat and heatwaves are fast becoming Australia’s most urgent climate-driven health emergency
Health & Medicine
Opinion
Artificial intelligence is changing the way your GP works
Many of us are still getting our heads around the potential impacts of AI, but medical AI scribes are fast becoming an ally in GP consultations
Health & Medicine
The climate change threat to our mental health
It’s time to address the mental health impacts of climate change to support more people in the face of more extreme weather events
Health & Medicine
What we know about our resilience after 2021
In Australia, 2021 was characterised by family, social and financial dislocation. But strengths built during adversity will help us cope individually and collectively in an uncertain 2022
Health & Medicine
Podcasts
The mental marathon of COVID-19
Dr Grant Blashki, a GP, professor of global health and lead clinical advisor at Beyond Blue, helps us understand our mental health during isolation
Health & Medicine
Book extract
Would you trust AI with your mental health?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now playing a role in mental health care and if we can navigate the ethical and privacy concerns, it may help us keep up with increasing demand
Health & Medicine
Untangling men’s depression and suicide
Strengthening men’s social connections and understanding more about what male depression ‘looks like’ could be key steps to engage men with services to reduce male suicide