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Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise'

Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise'

More than five people a day are dying from drug overdoses in Australia and the trend is rising, fresh data shows.

Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer

Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer

Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer

Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer

Patients suffering a rare form of brain cancer will be able to access a new, targeted treatment at low cost for the first time in two decades.

Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage

The federal government hopes a milestone pay rise for aged-care workers will help attract and retain staff in a sector stretched by shortages.

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Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis

Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis

A game-changing new blood test for Alzheimer's disease will soon be rolled out in Australia, but there's a good reason why it won't yet be for everyone.

Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis

Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis

Australia faces around $2.6 billion in avoidable costs as tens of thousands unknowingly live with hepatitis C despite a cure being available.

Doctors' AI usage raising privacy and safety concerns

Doctors' AI usage raising privacy and safety concerns

AI is transforming the Australian medical industry but regulators are struggling to ensure accuracy and protect patient privacy, a report says.

First national data on pregnancy loss reveals info gaps

First national data on pregnancy loss reveals info gaps

Australia's first national data on pregnancy loss has revealed three in 10 who gave birth had experienced one miscarriage, but the results reveal clear gaps.

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Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Australia's hidden pain forces many out of workforce

Millions of Australians are living with chronic pain, with fresh data revealing it's forcing many out of the workforce early.

Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade

Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade

Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade

Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade

Patients are increasingly lashing out at health care workers, with the number of hospitalisations following an assault doubling over the past decade.

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

Deal spares MS patients $33k annually in medicine costs

MS patients have avoided paying tens of thousands of dollars for treatment, with the government keeping key multiple sclerosis treatments on the PBS.

'Patients miss out': calls for reform to pharmacies

'Patients miss out': calls for reform to pharmacies

'Patients miss out': calls for reform to pharmacies

'Patients miss out': calls for reform to pharmacies

Australian pharmacies should be subjected to a host of reforms, a report suggests, including removing restrictions on where they can be built to improve access.

MS patients face losing cheap access to $30,000 drug

MS patients face losing cheap access to $30,000 drug

MS patients face losing cheap access to $30,000 drug

MS patients face losing cheap access to $30,000 drug

An overhaul of drug pricing in the US is partly to blame for two companies threatening to pull their products from Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

One dead, three ill after unknowing heroin intake

One dead, three ill after unknowing heroin intake

One dead, three ill after unknowing heroin intake

One dead, three ill after unknowing heroin intake

Health authorities are issuing a warning to party drug users after heroin was found in methamphetamine and cocaine products across one state.

As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.

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Accidental sibling sex fears prompt calls for change

IVF companies are calling for national fertility standards, with a uniform limit for sperm donations and a registry to find biological family members.

'Selfless' treatment helps newborn's fight for life

Born 15 weeks early and weighing less than 900 grams, Sienna Magnay's chances of survival were slim but one treatment helped give her the strength she needed.

Anti-abortion fight evolves into 'noxious brew'

The pro-life movement is incorporating anti-immigrant sentiment in its latest fight against abortion and reproductive healthcare.

'Gives women options': chemists to prescribe the pill

Women in the regions will be able to save themselves what can be a long trip to the doctor's as pharmacies become eligible to prescribe the contraceptive pill.

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World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

Thousands of medicinal cannabis users will be able to take the wheel without fear of losing their licence under groundbreaking reforms to drug driving laws.

Not a 'me' disease: bowel cancer surge in young people

A mysterious rise in bowel cancer rates in young people has doctors stumped and is putting patients through a treatment regime unsuited to their stage of life.

Government accused of slow response to disease outbreak

Vaccine hesitancy, health staff shortages and overcrowding in remote communities could all be causes of a diphtheria outbreak, the federal health minister says.

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Large eye care chains have veered closer to an in-and-out retail experience, with optometrists accusing them of putting sales targets above patient care.

Ebola toll to grow after virus quietly spread for weeks

Scores of people have died from Africa's Ebola outbreak and that number is expected to keep rising given how long the virus was able to circulate undetected.

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

Rural women have revealed significant barriers to fertility treatment, including interstate trips, fragmented care and the cancellation of abortion services.

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across the nation with fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community.

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