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More doctors go bush, but hospitals still squeezed

More doctors go bush, but hospitals still squeezed

Thousands of rural health workers have been retained or recruited through government cash incentives, but pressures on emergency departments continue to bite.

Bogus wellness blogger Gibson still pursued over fines

Bogus wellness blogger Gibson still pursued over fines

Bogus wellness blogger Gibson still pursued over fines

Bogus wellness blogger Gibson still pursued over fines

Fake wellness blogger Belle Gibson is now 383 weeks behind the two-week deadline to pay more than $410,000 in fines.

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Five Indigenous scholars have been awarded the inaugural First Nations Cancer Scholarship, supporting each person to undertake full-time studies or research.

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Doctors fear health fallout from nuclear energy plans

Doctors fear health fallout from nuclear energy plans

Doctors have warned of health harms for frontline energy workers, local children and the wider community from the coalition's nuclear power plan.

Reason 'lazy' teens can't get up for school revealed

Reason 'lazy' teens can't get up for school revealed

Australian teenagers' chronic sleepiness may be due to factors outside of their control rather than being lazy or screen time habits, despite parents' beliefs.

Woman's alcohol death prompts calls for delivery reform

Woman's alcohol death prompts calls for delivery reform

A coroner has recommended a curfew for alcohol deliveries, a delay between orders and a new action plan to address harms after a woman drank herself to death.

Tech weapon joins tougher penalties in war on vaping

Tech weapon joins tougher penalties in war on vaping

A crackdown on vaping has delivered a record fine for one retailer as health authorities release a free app to help young nicotine addicts conquer the cravings.

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Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Clinical guidelines are failing to consider sex and gender with poorer health outcomes for women and gender-diverse people, a report has found.

Drop in immunisation rates hits vaccine-maker's revenue

Drop in immunisation rates hits vaccine-maker's revenue

Drop in immunisation rates hits vaccine-maker's revenue

Drop in immunisation rates hits vaccine-maker's revenue

Sales of CSL's flu vaccines were down by double digits in the first half amid a fall in immunisation rates since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Time for 'rubber to hit the road' in Closing the Gap

Time for 'rubber to hit the road' in Closing the Gap

Time for 'rubber to hit the road' in Closing the Gap

Time for 'rubber to hit the road' in Closing the Gap

A plan to reduce disadvantage among Indigenous people is at risk of not meeting targets, as Indigenous leaders call for funding to back programs.

Benefits of publishing pill testing data outweigh risks

Benefits of publishing pill testing data outweigh risks

Benefits of publishing pill testing data outweigh risks

Benefits of publishing pill testing data outweigh risks

The benefits of publishing Australian pill testing trial data outweigh the risks, according to a new report examining what happens overseas.

Gaza ceasefire averted famine but threat remains: UN

Gaza ceasefire averted famine but threat remains: UN

Gaza ceasefire averted famine but threat remains: UN

Gaza ceasefire averted famine but threat remains: UN

The United Nations humanitarian chief says famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire.

Cost relief hailed as right prescription for menopause

Cost relief hailed as right prescription for menopause

Cost relief hailed as right prescription for menopause

Cost relief hailed as right prescription for menopause

Women's health specialists say hormone therapy subsidies are a significant step forward in treating the often prolonged and severe symptoms of menopause.

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

There has been a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Victoria, days after the federal government announced it had eradicated the disease from Australia.

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Clean-up signals new threats for flood-ravaged region

A flood-hit region looks set to battle more heavy rainfall but experts warn residents will confront another threat when their massive clean-up finally starts.

Harvest celebrates native grains in community hands

At an annual harvest, community and university researchers are working together to harness the health benefits and possible paths to a native grain industry.

Nurses join psychs demanding urgent mental health boost

After a stack of public psychiatrists signalled they would resign, nurses are urging a state government to prevent the mental health sector from crumbling.

Weather on firefighters' side in race to control blazes

Concerns have been raised about how health services deal with fire threats, as a cool change offered fire crews a chance to contain raging blazes.

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Stretched hospitals get $1 billion in 'landmark' deal

In a bid to bolster an under-pressure health system, the federal government has committed $1.7 billion in extra funding for public hospitals and services.

Fake nurse's web of lies lands him $4000 fine

A man who faked nursing qualifications and attempted to work in the sector has been handed a $4000 fine after pleading guilty.

Insurance premium hike needs to be justified: minister

Despite fears of a six per cent rise in premiums, Health Minister Mark Butler says any increase would be more reasonable for customers.

Booze companies failing to display pregnancy warnings

About one-third of alcoholic drinks do not display pregnancy warnings despite a three-year grace period to comply with government regulations.

A country practice luring health workers to the bush

Healthcare workers getting a taste of life in the country are staying in the bush, as medical groups push for rural health to be a federal election priority.

Puberty blockers and trans kids' care to be reviewed

The health treatment of transgender children will be reviewed by Australia's peak health body as one state pauses gender-affirming care for new child patients.

'Frightening' wait times for psychiatric patients

Public-sector psychiatrists fear mental health patients are receiving inadequate care due to chronic staff shortages in the nation's largest health system.

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