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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.

'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

'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.

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Push for urgent delivery of support for midwives crisis

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

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'

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.

Why you can expect to see more Aussie doctors using AI

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.

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Exercise key to skip surgery for common knee condition

Exercise key to skip surgery for common knee condition

Exercise key to skip surgery for common knee condition

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

Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites

Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites

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

Third nurse banned over aged care neglect scandal

Third nurse banned over aged care neglect scandal

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

Toddler's hospital death 'totally avoidable': mum

Toddler's hospital death 'totally avoidable': mum

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

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

Antibiotics may not have saved toddler: doctor

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

Non-urgent trips draining regional ambulance paramedics

Non-urgent trips draining regional ambulance paramedics

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.

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

The prison system repeatedly failed to recognise and respond to the health problems of an Aboriginal man who died in custody, the NT coroner has found.

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Boxing concussion months before death probed by coroner

A coroner is investigating the link between a young boxer's head injury and his death four months later after collapsing in a sparring session at a gym.

Govt public service boost as unions march on Labour Day

Queensland Premier Steven Miles has marched with union members after making an Australian-first health leave announcement for public service workers.

Mother's dying wish inspires woman's award-winning work

Jodi Hamilton says granting her mum's wish to die at home in remote Queensland was "everything". It has inspired her award-winning work in palliative care.

New hope for Aussies battling early stage breast cancer

Australians who face a high chance of cancer returning have been given new hope with the federal government expanding a treatment subsidy.

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'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis

Australian men are being urged not to neglect their health after a squash coach who thought he had a sports injury was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.

Chronic fatigue support needs 'urgent' funds: advocates

People with chronic fatigue need support and research into the syndrome in line with a 2023 parliamentary report, an advocacy group says.

Record emergency visits driving long hospital waits

NSW hospitals have seen a record number of patients seeking urgent care but the health minister says emergency departments cannot be used as medical centres.

Why young women are Australia's loneliest generation

Young women are suffering loneliness more than men, feeling a lack of companionship, isolation or feeling left out, according to a survey.

Massive 5kg tumour removed from woman after son's birth

A young mother had a five kilogram ovarian tumour removed after giving birth to her son in Brisbane.

Protein can be activated, cool off cancer cells: study

Treating bowel cancer may soon be more effective thanks to a naturally occurring protein in our immune system, an Australian researcher says.

'The perfect gift': thousands wanted in Xmas blood push

Hundreds more blood donations are needed each day over the coming weeks to meet demand over the Christmas period.

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