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Overdose-reversing medication to be kept at pubs, clubs

Overdose-reversing medication to be kept at pubs, clubs

Overdose concerns have prompted expanded access to a potentially life-saving medication, enabling licensed venues to keep naloxone on hand.

Parents sound alarm on major change for autistic kids

Parents sound alarm on major change for autistic kids

Parents sound alarm on major change for autistic kids

Parents sound alarm on major change for autistic kids

An attempt to rein in the snowballing cost of the NDIS could happen too fast and might leave some autistic children overlooked, an inquiry has been told.

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

A big temporary pay boost for public psychiatrists has been handed down after scores of specialists quit an under-resourced state public system.

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Major change to IVF treatments for donors and families

Major change to IVF treatments for donors and families

Families involved in an IVF bungle will be permitted to continue their treatment after a provider was found to be exceeding a donor limit.

Voluntary assisted dying to be legal across Australia

Voluntary assisted dying to be legal across Australia

Three decades after a territory's voluntary assisted dying laws were overturned, they are set to be reinstated and come into line with other jurisdictions.

Labor accused of reneging on landmark health, NDIS deal

Labor accused of reneging on landmark health, NDIS deal

Public hospitals will have to take a hit if the Commonwealth backs out of a deal to increase funding, state and territory leaders say.

Aged care workers to get fourth pay bump in three years

Aged care workers to get fourth pay bump in three years

About 400,000 employees in the aged care sector will receive an extra $60 per week as a pay rise comes into effect

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Easier access to prescriptions as nurses' powers grow

Easier access to prescriptions as nurses' powers grow

Easier access to prescriptions as nurses' powers grow

Easier access to prescriptions as nurses' powers grow

Qualified nurses will help alleviate the burdens on the health system by providing patients with another avenue for their prescriptions.

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Guidelines developed for Australia's biggest killer

Researchers have identified four key issues faced by people experiencing dementia at home or in aged care to evaluate whether quality care is being delivered.

Aussie pharma giant sees no pain from big Trump tariffs

Aussie pharma giant sees no pain from big Trump tariffs

Aussie pharma giant sees no pain from big Trump tariffs

Aussie pharma giant sees no pain from big Trump tariffs

The Australian government and pharmaceutical exporters are scrambling to determine whether they will be impacted by Donald Trump's latest tariff bombshell.

Illicit drug testing rising despite patchy availability

Illicit drug testing rising despite patchy availability

Illicit drug testing rising despite patchy availability

Illicit drug testing rising despite patchy availability

New insight into the demand for drug checking shows growing safety awareness among users, despite varied approaches to pill testing around Australia.

Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate

Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate

Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate

Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate

Time-poor parents need practical help to give declining childhood vaccination rates a shot in the arm, research says.

Can't afford a shower: fears over aged care reforms

Can't afford a shower: fears over aged care reforms

Can't afford a shower: fears over aged care reforms

Can't afford a shower: fears over aged care reforms

A major overhaul of aged care, billed to make the sector more sustainable, could lead to residents skipping showers because of the cost.

Trump's wild claim could hurt people living with autism

Trump's wild claim could hurt people living with autism

Trump's wild claim could hurt people living with autism

Trump's wild claim could hurt people living with autism

Hard work to break down stigma over autism may be set back by claims made by the US president linking the condition to the use of paracetamol during pregnancy.

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'No evidence': medical experts reject autism claims

Claims by US President Donald Trump linking paracetamol use in pregnant women to autism have been labelled as alarmist and unhelpful by authorities and experts.

Vaccine site could save Australia billions in pandemic

Australia's first sovereign mRNA vaccine facility could give the nation a shot in the arm against the next pandemic, an independent report says.

GP calculator tool to help bolster bulk-billing rates

More working-class people may be able to afford a visit to the doctor as the government claims nine out of 10 appointments will be bulk-billed by 2030.

Childhood chronic pain costing Australians billions

Chronic pain in children is a silent epidemic costing Australia billions in lost productivity every year, according to new research.

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Australia nears an end to HIV after 40 years of testing

HIV diagnoses in locally-born Australians have halved in recent years, proving 40 years of testing has paved the way to eliminating the virus.

Another charge looms for alleged opioid vape supplier

A man accused of supplying vape liquid containing a synthetic opioid is still waiting for a bail decision as police investigate his access to crypto funds.

Assisted deaths probe: charity accused kept behind bars

A business owner is accused of taking money in exchange for giving animal euthanasia drugs to a 43-year-old former chef who was paralysed from a car crash.

Mist opportunities: nasal spray to boost flu immunity

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against the flu, with the planned rollout of new immunisation methods to help overcome needle anxiety.

Public hospitals risk bleeding doctors without support

Public hospital doctors at risk of burnout need better support as professionals slam a pay offer that they say fails to address a crisis in health.

Dire dementia prognosis prompts political action demand

Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia, but advocates believe rising rates of the disease can be curbed if governments offer more support.

Water agency didn't properly test for forever chemicals

A major drinking water supplier did not perform proper testing before claiming there were no known hotspots of forever chemicals, an inquiry has found.

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