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RFK Jr's health role reignites fluoride debate

RFK Jr's health role reignites fluoride debate

The appointment of the US health secretary has renewed claims about fluoridated water, but research says Australian levels are safe and beneficial.

Urgent call for type-O blood donations amid shortages

Urgent call for type-O blood donations amid shortages

Urgent call for type-O blood donations amid shortages

Urgent call for type-O blood donations amid shortages

Australians have been asked to roll up their sleeves as blood storages for O negative and O positive reach their lowest levels in two years.

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.

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Trump order demands US medicine industry cuts prices

Trump order demands US medicine industry cuts prices

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drug makers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the United States.

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

Better access to childcare, financial incentives and support for doctors' families would help recruit more medicos to the bush, according to a national survey.

Funding for depression treatment breaks 30-year drought

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.

Undeliverable: hospital expansion plan on life support

Undeliverable: hospital expansion plan on life support

A damning review into a state's hospital expansion plan has found that projects are "undeliverable" in their current form after a rushed procurement process.

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Easter break not all peace as Labor lob eggs over wages

Easter break not all peace as Labor lob eggs over wages

Easter break not all peace as Labor lob eggs over wages

Easter break not all peace as Labor lob eggs over wages

Australians hopeful of a cordial Easter break have been denied a reprieve in the final stretch of an election as the clock ticks to flip undecided voters.

Serious flaws at hospital where kids died after waiting

Serious flaws at hospital where kids died after waiting

Serious flaws at hospital where kids died after waiting

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 reveal toll of devastating hospital death

Parents reveal toll of devastating hospital death

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.

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

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.

Rubber hits the road as Nats back massive regional fund

Rubber hits the road as Nats back massive regional fund

Rubber hits the road as Nats back massive regional fund

Rubber hits the road as Nats back massive regional fund

The Nationals are pushing a $20 billion regional fund, which they say will be protected from rorts and ensure those outside major cities are looked after.

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Some doctors are too busy to go to the toilet during long shifts and warn a "vicious cycle of burnout" means worse patient care, as they fight for better pay.

Kennedy to travel to Texas after measles-related deaths

Kennedy to travel to Texas after measles-related deaths

Kennedy to travel to Texas after measles-related deaths

Kennedy to travel to Texas after measles-related deaths

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is reportedly planning a rushed trip to Texas after a second child's death there was linked to measles.

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Top US vaccine official resigns, criticises RFK Jr

The top US vaccine official has resigned and criticised the nation's health department boss for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking.

Hospital partnership ban a legacy of toddler's death

Private operators will be banned from getting involved in acute care in one state after a toddler's tragic death at a controversial hospital.

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

While the federal budget confirmed sweeping reforms to Medicare and billions in health funding, it's unclear how much will reach the bush, medical groups say.

One state won't leave cardiac arrest survival to chance

People who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to survive the medical condition in one Australian state than almost anywhere else in the world.

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Health portfolio quartet join nation's newest ministry

A third-time elected state government has backed splitting its health portfolio four ways as the ink dried at its swearing-in ceremony.

IVF, contraception drugs cheaper as birth rate dips

Several women's health drugs are being made cheaper as the government aims to boost the success of IVF treatments and help those suffering a painful condition.

Dutton's '$50b hospital cuts' weren't carried out

Peter Dutton's plan as health minister in 2014 to reduce hospital funding by $50 billion over 10 years did not end up being implemented.

Hospital chief vows no repeat of error in toddler death

Senior officials at a privately run public hospital have faced intense questioning after the death of a toddler who was not given IV fluids until too late.

Dutton accuses PM of peddling 'dirt' on share purchases

Attempts to use Peter Dutton's decades-old financial records against him reflect poorly on the federal government, the opposition leader says.

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

With a federal election looming, an expert warns it will take more than a rate cut and a health promise to turn the political tides in Labor's favour.

'Blow for women' as hospitals shut maternity wards

Staffing challenges and declining birth rates have been blamed for maternity wards closing at private hospitals in two jurisdictions.

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