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Immunocompromised to receive free shingles vaccine

Immunocompromised to receive free shingles vaccine

More than 200,000 Australians who are immunocompromised will gain free access to the shingles vaccine in an expansion of a government scheme.

Hospitals still have to monitor IV bags amid shortage

Hospitals still have to monitor IV bags amid shortage

Hospitals still have to monitor IV bags amid shortage

Hospitals still have to monitor IV bags amid shortage

Health Minister Mark Butler says health systems will still have to closely monitor IV fluid bag numbers, despite having enough amid a global shortage.

Minister vows 'assertive' approach on vape crackdown

Minister vows 'assertive' approach on vape crackdown

Minister vows 'assertive' approach on vape crackdown

Minister vows 'assertive' approach on vape crackdown

While a ban on vape sales is starting to have an effect, Health Minister Mark Butler says further action is needed on stores that are illegally selling them.

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Interim pay offer fails to salve nurses' strike threat

Interim pay offer fails to salve nurses' strike threat

Nurses and midwives plan to stage a 24-hour strike as they intensify their fight with the state government for a 15 per cent pay rise.

Federal cash plea to remedy emergency health services

Federal cash plea to remedy emergency health services

Emergency departments and ambulance services are under the pump more than ever, but the NSW government says its federal counterparts can fix the issues.

Menopause advocates hopeful report sparks conversation

Menopause advocates hopeful report sparks conversation

A Senate committee is preparing to hand down its report into the impacts of menopause, with advocates hoping this could spark much needed change.

Long-COVID study could unlock new vaccines, treatments

Long-COVID study could unlock new vaccines, treatments

Australian-led research into cells that fight long-COVID has the potential to help shape new coronavirus treatments and vaccines.

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Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

The boss of Victoria's Ambulance Union has concerns about a man who died after waiting four hours for help while the state was down 50 paramedic crews.

Push for national fertility plan as birth rate dives

Push for national fertility plan as birth rate dives

Push for national fertility plan as birth rate dives

Push for national fertility plan as birth rate dives

A national plan for fertility care could equalise Australians' access to IVF services, regardless of which state they live, an expert says.

Child vaping sucks away chance of ciggie-free Australia

Child vaping sucks away chance of ciggie-free Australia

Child vaping sucks away chance of ciggie-free Australia

Child vaping sucks away chance of ciggie-free Australia

Research published in a public health journal shows teenagers who have vaped are more likely to try smoking, with the youngest adolescents the most at risk.

Australia leaks $100b from incontinence issue costs

Australia leaks $100b from incontinence issue costs

Australia leaks $100b from incontinence issue costs

Australia leaks $100b from incontinence issue costs

Incontinence affects more than seven million Australians, costing more than $100 billion in 2023 amid warnings one-in-three could be impacted by 2032.

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

Checks change aids healthy increase in overseas doctors

The end to in-person identity checks is proving just the tonic for strained health services by supporting a surge in doctors from overseas.

Nurses will defy order not to strike over pay fight

Nurses will defy order not to strike over pay fight

Nurses will defy order not to strike over pay fight

Nurses will defy order not to strike over pay fight

Strike action by nurses and midwives that will have a large impact on the country's largest hospital system will not be called off despite official orders.

Swabs left in patients among litany of surgical errors

Swabs left in patients among litany of surgical errors

Swabs left in patients among litany of surgical errors

Swabs left in patients among litany of surgical errors

A review of one of the country's biggest health systems found almost five medical errors a day, such as sponges left in patients, with some causing death.

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Concerns raised before hospital deaths report: expert

An expert says concerns were raised with the Queensland government well before a review found inadequate staffing contributed to deaths at a mental health unit.

Health minister defends 'urgent' $422m hospital funding

Documents show Victorian hospitals came close to being unable to pay staff, prompting the health minister to seek support for an urgent $422 million payment.

AI has skin in the game for chronic wound treatment

One of the world's leading burns specialists says artificial intelligence could play a leading role for treating chronic wounds - and we need to embrace it.

Mental health decline for smartphone, social media gen

Parents should talk to their children about excessive social media and smart phone use after data showing a rapid decline in young people's mental health.

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Clinicians telling women their pain is 'psychological'

An inquiry into women's pain has found a pattern of women not being listened to about their symptoms, in either the public or private health system.

Most Aussies back drug injecting rooms, research shows

Negative media reporting about medically supervised drug injecting rooms does not reflect community views, new research suggests.

World-first stem cell breakthrough for bone marrow

Australian scientists have created lab-grown blood stem cells that survive in animals, sparking hopes of better medical treatments.

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

A well-trained handler is recovering from lacerations to her arm after a tiger bit her at the popular theme park, Dreamworld.

Dire hospital staffing 'putting mothers at risk'

Tasmania's health department is investigating claims low staffing at the state's biggest hospital is resulting in poor care for mothers and their newborns.

Paramedics treat patient in hospital amid pay dispute

Victoria's ambulance boss is meeting daily with workers to address their pay dispute, as the state probes why a patient was treated in a hospital corridor.

Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics

Extremely potent synthetics drugs that have already caused dozens of overdose deaths in 2024 are being found in vaping liquid, ecstasy and depressants.

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