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Healthcare provider's collapse prompts reform demands

Healthcare provider's collapse prompts reform demands

Concerns about the viability of private healthcare are mounting after the nation’s second-largest private hospital operator collapsed into receivership.

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

Flu vax hesitation sends kids to emergency in droves

More children than ever are presenting to hospital emergency rooms with the flu, as a survey finds an increasing number of parents are vaccine hesitant.

Ailing hospital operator vows wards will stay open

Ailing hospital operator vows wards will stay open

Ailing hospital operator vows wards will stay open

Ailing hospital operator vows wards will stay open

Tens of thousands of Australian hospital workers are being assured their jobs are safe as a lifeline from banks props up a major private health operator.

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Likely cancer case surge raises health system worries

Likely cancer case surge raises health system worries

Young Aussies are concerned about their risk of developing cancer, with many believing the nation's health system will not be able to handle projected cases.

GPs hail 'life-changing' ADHD medication rule change

GPs hail 'life-changing' ADHD medication rule change

Local doctors will be able to provide ongoing care for hundreds of thousands of Australians with ADHD, relieving specialist costs and months-long wait lists.

Screen misuse blamed for painful 'tech neck' problems

Screen misuse blamed for painful 'tech neck' problems

Medical experts fear digital technology misuse is leading to a surge in neck pain, with women deemed the most vulnerable to the condition dubbed "tech neck".

Rare genetic diseases rapidly detected under new test

Rare genetic diseases rapidly detected under new test

Researchers have developed a new blood test capable of rapidly diagnosing rare genetic diseases in babies and children.

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Campaign targets neglect of Aussies' mental health

Campaign targets neglect of Aussies' mental health

Campaign targets neglect of Aussies' mental health

Campaign targets neglect of Aussies' mental health

More than 230,000 Australians living with severe mental illnesses can't access community supports, as a campaign launches to remind leaders of the glaring gap.

Common fabric could save lives from most deadly disease

Common fabric could save lives from most deadly disease

Common fabric could save lives from most deadly disease

Common fabric could save lives from most deadly disease

Artificial arteries made from a common natural fabric material could save many lives from Australia's most deadly disease after a scientific breakthrough.

Fresh bid to solve causes behind eating disorders

Fresh bid to solve causes behind eating disorders

Fresh bid to solve causes behind eating disorders

Fresh bid to solve causes behind eating disorders

Volunteers are needed for the world’s largest study into the risk factors behind eating disorders which blight the lives of more than a million Australians.

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

Nurses and midwives will be allowed to prescribe drugs to terminate pregnancies under changes to abortion laws aimed at improving access in regional areas.

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Plans to ensure access to abortion and expand access to medical terminations have caused splits within major parties and a "insensitive" comparison to Nazis.

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

An unusual spike in cases has sparked a warning for Australians to get a flu jab and lift poor vaccination rates as winter looms.

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage

Unable to access their usual doses of ADHD medication due to an international shortage, Australian children and teenagers face increasing risks of side effects.

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Bulk billing claims ignore consequences of COVID

The coalition says falling bulk-billing rates show Medicare has become weaker under Labor, but that's not the full story.

Festival pill testing no green light to take drugs

Patrons will be able to test their drugs at a second music festival as the government admits a fine balance between preventing overdoses and enforcing the law.

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Research has shown a simple way booster shots could be made more effective while opening the door to further improvements in the next generation of vaccines.

Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

A novel approach to treating depression derived from a popular club drug offers hope to tens of thousands of Australians living with the chronic mental illness.

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Ambulance bosses accused of pandemic funeral cover-up

While residents were forced to remain locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, ambulance staff were hosting a secret funeral, which breached rules.

Foreign surgeon numbers hamstrung by higher standards

More than 200 surgeons trained overseas have not been given a fair go by their college for assessing them on a higher standard compared to Australian graduates.

Hospital probe backs up calls by grieving parents

Pressure is mounting on a state government to take further action at a privately-owned public hospital after the deaths of two children.

Serious flaws at hospital where kids died after waiting

A scathing report accuses the operator of a controversial hospital where two children died of inaction and failing to meet healthcare standards.

Parents reveal toll of devastating hospital death

Parents of a child who died after being treated at a Sydney hospital run in a public-private partnership have opened up on their loss.

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

A private hospital operator's plans to sell its facility to the state could face a few barriers, as a taskforce probes the contract ahead of negotiations.

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Steeply rising prices for mental healthcare appointments hurt young people the most, adding to the psychological burden while enduring a cost-of-living crisis.

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