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'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients

Australia's treasured Medicare system is not fit-for-purpose outside major cities, with rural patients disadvantaged and "invisible", an inquiry has been told.

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Australia's leading health practitioners have outlined how dangerous the coming winter flu season could be if vaccination rates don't improve.

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

Thousands of gay and bisexual men and transgender people will be able to donate whole blood for the first time after changes to eligibility.

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Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

A Victorian-first study into a gentler IVF treatment hopes to reshape fertility care by eliminating the two-week hormonal injection process.

'World of hurt': AFL great's cancer warning for men

'World of hurt': AFL great's cancer warning for men

Carlton defender Sam Docherty was in his football prime when diagnosed with cancer. Now he's urging men to learn from his mistake.

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

Allergies are on the rise across Australia, with medical experts and families calling for more action as the economic cost soars to nearly $20 billion a year.

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Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price

Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price

Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price

Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price

Cost of living has forced Australians to cut down on their medications, prompting calls for Australia to shake up its drug subsidy approval scheme.

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

'Mixed message': financial hurdle to quitting smoking

A thriving illegal tobacco market is making it cheaper for some people to keep smoking than quit, prompting calls for more affordable nicotine replacements.

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

A Medicare change designed to improve quality of care is inadvertently disadvantaging rural people seeking mental health treatment, an inquiry has been told.

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

A gentle, needle-less way to protect kids from the flu will be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of children as parents' confidence in vaccines wanes.

Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed

Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed

Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed

Disease outbreak prompts call to ensure kids are jabbed

A diphtheria outbreak has prompted a call-out to parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against the serious respiratory disease.

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

Patients experiencing aggression or distress will be re-diverted to a new mental health unit as a hospital tries to prevent violence against workers.

Hidden breast cancer costs increase burden of disease

Hidden breast cancer costs increase burden of disease

Hidden breast cancer costs increase burden of disease

Hidden breast cancer costs increase burden of disease

The financial, emotional and social cost of breast cancer has been revealed in a report that has found many Australians delay or skip treatment due to costs.

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Parkinson's action plan aims to brain growing disease

More than 200,000 Australians could benefit from breakthroughs on a debilitating neurological disorder under a new national strategy.

Child cancer survivors plead for support later in life

Surviving childhood cancer can change the trajectory of the rest of someone's life but there is not enough support available, researchers say.

'Cycle of crisis': emergency departments' stress grows

Australian public hospitals are stretched to their limit, with a peak medical body reporting record waiting times for patients needing immediate care.

NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

The national disability insurer was wrong to deny funding to a man in need of a mobility scooter, a court has ruled in a landmark decision.

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Healthcare pay offer lauded as $1.5b hospital launched

A significant new pay offer has been presented to healthcare workers undertaking industrial action, as a $1.5 billion public hospital is unveiled.

Not a real doctor: AI struggles to treat human patients

Tasked with identifying common medical conditions and recommending treatment, artificial intelligence can deliver deadly advice.

Number of young Australians with dementia set to soar

People living with young onset dementia is expected to rise by 40 per cent over the next three decades, with advocates warning greater investment is needed.

'Too long': green light for more GPs to tackle ADHD

States are continuing to shake up the way a prevalent developmental disorder is treated by allowing more health professionals to diagnose the condition.

'Blind spot': alarm sounded on weight-loss medications

Limited research into the long-term nutritional health impacts of weight-loss medications such as Ozempic could be putting people at risk of harm.

Australia does what it can as US aid cuts savage PNG

Care International lost funding for several projects in the Pacific following the US retreat from foreign aid. Australia is attempting to help.

The chatbot will see you now: why AI is tackling health

After being swamped with medical questions, one AI firm is trialling a dedicated health service. Experts say more are coming and their prognosis is unclear.

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