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Allied health staff launch case over 'impossible' wages

Allied health staff launch case over 'impossible' wages

Around 27,000 allied health workers will be affected by the outcome of a landmark industrial relations case that calls for a 20 per cent pay boost.

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Australians are being forced to skip or delay specialist care as fees rise far faster than inflation and cost growth, the Grattan Institute has found.

Nurses to stop work as retention concerns mount

Nurses to stop work as retention concerns mount

Nurses to stop work as retention concerns mount

Nurses to stop work as retention concerns mount

Nurses at a major capital city hospital will stop work and rally for better pay and conditions to prevent them from becoming the lowest-paid in Australia.

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Former 'nangs' addict sparks state's new retail rules

Former 'nangs' addict sparks state's new retail rules

A 22-year-old whose addiction to nitrous oxide, or "nangs", led to him developing psychosis was behind a push for better regulations which are now in effect.

Third of peanut allergies in baby study misdiagnosed

Third of peanut allergies in baby study misdiagnosed

Families of children with peanut allergies could be shaping their lives around a misdiagnosis, with a third of babies in one study proving not to be allergic.

Overseas hackers suspected in state health data breach

Overseas hackers suspected in state health data breach

A health department is looking to notify potential victims of a data breach, after hackers are believed to have pinched data from an oral health scheme.

First weight-loss tablet approved for use in Australia

First weight-loss tablet approved for use in Australia

Australians who take weight-loss drugs will have more options as the first daily tablet version of a GLP-1 medication is approved for use in the country.

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'Asset-rich' Aussies could struggle to afford aged care

'Asset-rich' Aussies could struggle to afford aged care

'Asset-rich' Aussies could struggle to afford aged care

'Asset-rich' Aussies could struggle to afford aged care

In-home aged care risks becoming less accessible, with most applicants for subsidised assistance already receiving social welfare to get by.

'Like sand in my eye': treatment gives hope to patients

'Like sand in my eye': treatment gives hope to patients

'Like sand in my eye': treatment gives hope to patients

'Like sand in my eye': treatment gives hope to patients

Thyroid eye disease is a rare, complex, progressive and potentially vision-threatening autoimmune condition estimated to impact 23,000 Australians.

Incentives drive sharp rise in GP bulk-billing rates

Incentives drive sharp rise in GP bulk-billing rates

Incentives drive sharp rise in GP bulk-billing rates

Incentives drive sharp rise in GP bulk-billing rates

Half of all GP clinics are now exclusively bulk billing patients, after hundreds signed on to a federal incentive program.

Meningococcal patient in critical condition

Meningococcal patient in critical condition

Meningococcal patient in critical condition

Meningococcal patient in critical condition

Health authorities are tracing close contacts with a young adult on life support after being diagnosed with invasive meningococcal disease.

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

The aged care system still lacks the funding and workforce it needs to deliver the rights-based care promised to older Australians in laws passed a year ago.

Former Wallaby's urgent warning about inherited cancer

Former Wallaby's urgent warning about inherited cancer

Former Wallaby's urgent warning about inherited cancer

Former Wallaby's urgent warning about inherited cancer

Seventeen members of former rugby star Joe Roff's family have a gene that makes them much more susceptible to developing cancer, prompting his urgent warning.

Food app promotions delivering more unhealthy choices

Food app promotions delivering more unhealthy choices

Food app promotions delivering more unhealthy choices

Food app promotions delivering more unhealthy choices

Food delivery apps are pushing Australians to eat more unhealthy foods, researchers say, with people prioritising getting a good deal over nutrition.

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Hospital data breach pauses overseas doctor training

A data breach that led to 12 pregnant women's confidential information being shared online has resulted in the suspension of a medical observer program.

Dementia deaths mark grim milestone in latest figures

For the first time, dementia has accounted for more than one in 10 deaths of Australians after becoming the country's biggest killer in 2024.

Aussie scientists drive cancer vaccine discovery

A trial spearheaded by a leading Australian researcher has shown the effectiveness of a new kind of personalised cancer treatment in the form of a vaccine.

Depression subtype discovery gives hope to sufferers

Treatment of depression could be revolutionised by the discovery of a new subtype of the illness researchers say is linked to the body clock.

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Strike cancelled after doctors reach last-minute deal

A temporary deal between doctors and a state government will prevent health workers from walking off the job, but a longer-term solution remains out of reach.

'Reverse ATMs': pokies panned for harm as reforms urged

Campaigners want to pull the plug on Australia's pokies heartland to stem losses and pain to families amid an enduring cost-of-living crisis.

Spike in emergency department visits due to peptide use

Fuelled by social media influencers chasing the elixir of youth, customers caught in the dangerous peptide craze are putting pressure on emergency departments.

Urgent surgeries delayed as 3000 hospital emails unread

Health authorities have been left scrambling to schedule urgent surgeries after a hospital inbox was found to contain thousands of unread emails.

Coroner probes ambulance delay as man's family grieves

A civil draftsman called triple zero complaining of chest pains. More than two hours later, when paramedics finally arrived, they found him dead.

'No excuse': two men dead after ambulance wait

Urgent reviews are under way after two men died in three days while awaiting medical treatment, a situation a state health minister admits is "unacceptable".

'Small pleasures' sacrificed for health insurance slug

An 83-year-old retired nurse is among millions of older Australians who face paying more for health insurance if controversial government plans pass parliament.

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