Jill Margo

Sydney

Health Editor at Australian Financial Review

Leading health journalist, Walkley Award winning Health Editor of The Australian Financial Review, Jill is also an adjunct associate professor at UNSW, Sydney.

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Articles

‘A very serious mistake’: What Mandela regretted during his first visit to Australia

Aug 21, 2024 | theage.com.au | Jill Margo

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Dr Peter Friedland, an ear, nose and throat specialist, was a regular visitor to Nelson Mandela’s home in Johannesburg in the early 2000s, during which time he treated and developed a rapport with the elderly statesman.
What Mandela regretted during his first visit to Australia

Aug 21, 2024 | smh.com.au | Jill Margo

"And Doctor, wherever you go in the world, read about the Indigenous people, and give them the respect that I failed to give in Australia. There is no excuse. "We are all part of humanity. If you go anywhere in the world, and you contribute to the underprivileged, it doesn't matter if it is in Africa or Australia or anywhere else. If you do that, you have my permission."When I heard that I cried, openly and unashamedly.
Osteoarthritis of the knee sufferers should think again about surgery

Aug 14, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

Most of the million Australians living with osteoarthritis of the knee can successfully reduce their pain and improve mobility without major surgery, according to a revised national standard published on Thursday. This standard rethinks investigations and referrals for knee osteoarthritis.
Bees’ royal jelly may ease autism’s sting

Aug 7, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

After 10 years of research, Melbourne’s Florey Institute has demonstrated a connection between a common chemical in plastic and a form of autism. It has also identified a fatty acid that has the potential “to ameliorate” this adverse chemical impact.
Nelson Mandela’s doctor, Peter Friedland, on preparing for an assassination attempt on the ANC leader

Aug 1, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

Work & CareersLeadersLiteratureIn the final years of apartheid in South Africa, a young doctor was asked to prepare for an assassination attempt on current and future presidents. Aug 2, 2024 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Why can’t we die at home any more?

Jul 20, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

Australia’s “death-denying” culture is hampering hospitals across the country, according to a new report on how and where people spend the last phase of life. In Australia’s “cure-based” system, treatment is frequently at odds with patients’ known preferences,
Why Joe Biden may be unable to admit he has a cognitive problem

Jul 14, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

Can a person with a cognitive deficit have insight into their condition, or does the deficit prevent them from recognising that something is amiss? US President Joe Biden’s embarrassing gaffes have given rise to this question. The answer depends on the condition – and how far it has progressed.
The secret to ageing may lie in AP-1

Jul 7, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

Australian researchers appear to have uncovered a crucial master controller that governs the activity of human genes as we develop and age. They describe it as a conductor of our genetic orchestra, directing genes to upscale or downscale, and believe it is a potential target for intervention in the ageing process.
Overweight or obese? New European framework fits more people in obese category

Jul 4, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

European experts have declared the traditional method of defining obesity inadequate and have designed a new framework that will include more people in the obese category. Their new system for adults is not only concerned with the amount of fat a person is carrying, but also where they are carrying it.
Study reveals the power of a kiss on the cheek

Jul 1, 2024 | afr.com | Jill Margo

An older woman will feel a kiss on the cheek as keenly as a younger woman, according to a French study on the power of touch. As with vision and hearing, it is widely assumed that humans’ sense of touch worsens with age and contributes to the loss of manual dexterity and tactile function.