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Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Australia's peak dental body is calling for greater transparency around private health insurance to provide more clarity and protection for policy holders.

Better value for patients in bid to fix transparency

Better value for patients in bid to fix transparency

Better value for patients in bid to fix transparency

Better value for patients in bid to fix transparency

The amount Australians must pay for their medical costs will become clearer under an election promise to improve the nation's price disclosure tool.

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

World-first discharge for artificial heart patient

In a process labelled as an unmitigated success, an Aussie patient has become the first in the world to leave hospital after an artificial heart transplant.

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Call for funding boost after shocking blood cancer rise

Call for funding boost after shocking blood cancer rise

A shocking rise in blood cancer cases has prompted calls for more prevention and early detection research, with the disease killing 16 Australians every day.

System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

The system "failed to protect" a diabetic girl killed by her parents and a small religious group who withheld her medication for days, the victim's sister says.

Diet time: why a watch may tell if you’re eating greens

Diet time: why a watch may tell if you’re eating greens

Health sensors could track even more vital signs from your skin in future, including your blood sugar levels and vegetable intake.

Worries autism plan may overlook children who need help

Worries autism plan may overlook children who need help

Australia has launched its first national autism strategy and action plan but some say it doesn't go far enough to improve inclusion and engagement.

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Change for families' lengthy autism diagnosis wait

Change for families' lengthy autism diagnosis wait

Change for families' lengthy autism diagnosis wait

Change for families' lengthy autism diagnosis wait

Australian families affected by autism are hoping the first national strategy and plan for the condition will change often years-long diagnosis timelines.

Pharmaceutical giant sued over 'ineffective' cold drugs

Pharmaceutical giant sued over 'ineffective' cold drugs

Pharmaceutical giant sued over 'ineffective' cold drugs

Pharmaceutical giant sued over 'ineffective' cold drugs

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is facing a class action concerning cold and flu medication known to be "ineffective".

Hey Zeus: a potential saviour for rural stroke patients

Hey Zeus: a potential saviour for rural stroke patients

Hey Zeus: a potential saviour for rural stroke patients

Hey Zeus: a potential saviour for rural stroke patients

A man who had a stroke while driving was given clot-busting medication in record time, in part thanks to a mobile app that is giving new hope to rural patients.

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo

Rural women who live with the agony of endometriosis say a scholarship program to train nurses will help improve their quality of life and access to care.

New vaccine facility a shot in the arm for Australians

New vaccine facility a shot in the arm for Australians

New vaccine facility a shot in the arm for Australians

New vaccine facility a shot in the arm for Australians

Up to 100 million mRNA jabs will be made at Moderna's new plant, with a promise Australia will always be at the top of the vaccine queue for locally-made jabs.

Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years

Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years

Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years

Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years

The federal government announced a plan to subsidise a treatment for the disease as part of a broader initiative to address the unnecessary suffering.

Tackling youth crime already a priority: police chief

Tackling youth crime already a priority: police chief

Tackling youth crime already a priority: police chief

Tackling youth crime already a priority: police chief

Queensland's newly elected government vows harsh laws targeting youth offenders but the police chief says crime numbers are already trending down.

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'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

Doctors are accused of placing too much focus on weight when treating women with polycystic ovary syndrome, which researchers warn is affecting quality of care.

Push for urgent delivery of support for midwives crisis

More than a third of midwives around the nation are considering quitting the profession and graduate numbers need to be boosted, a survey has found.

Call for thousands of blood donors as demand skyrockets

The Red Cross has challenged the same number of Australians attending this weekend's AFL Grand Final to donate blood to save lives.

Clinicians telling women their pain is 'psychological'

An inquiry into women's pain has found a pattern of women not being listened to about their symptoms, in either the public or private health system.

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Why you can expect to see more Aussie doctors using AI

Australia doctors are increasingly using AI tools in their clinics but medical groups insist patients will not be diagnosed by technology.

Exercise key to skip surgery for common knee condition

As the understanding of a common degenerative joint disease shifts, doctors are calling for a rethink of how the condition is treated and discussed.

Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites

Only one-in-three Australians visits the dentist regularly as costs keep them away, while the dental association calls on government to expand subsidies.

Third nurse banned over aged care neglect scandal

A tribunal has deregistered a nurse who was tasked with investigating complaints at an Adelaide aged care facility that was closed because of patient neglect.

Toddler's hospital death 'totally avoidable': mum

A mother says the life of her two-year old daughter who died in hospital from sepsis was "ripped away", leaving the family struggling for answers.

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

A pediatrician says he believed a two-year-old girl was "getting better" before her death and a late course of antibiotics may not have saved her life.

Non-urgent trips draining regional ambulance paramedics

Rural paramedics have long taken issue with ambulances being used to transport non-critical patients, and now an audit has revealed the scale of the problem.

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