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'May never be found': grim wait for Nepal flood answers

'May never be found': grim wait for Nepal flood answers

Three weeks on from the world's worst natural disaster in years, a forensic expert warns some of the more than 6000 people missing may never be found.

Children's trauma centre to open after Bondi massacre

Children's trauma centre to open after Bondi massacre

Children's trauma centre to open after Bondi massacre

Children's trauma centre to open after Bondi massacre

An institute has been established to help children recover from traumatic events after a massacre at Bondi Beach and a nearby mass stabbing the previous year.

Payout for dead-named transgender health employee

Payout for dead-named transgender health employee

Payout for dead-named transgender health employee

Payout for dead-named transgender health employee

A transgender health worker has been awarded compensation after being forced to reveal his obviously female birth names in a recruitment process.

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Nepal floods a climate 'wake-up call' for Australia

Nepal floods a climate 'wake-up call' for Australia

Australia's humanitarian funding to the Nepal-Tibet floods is a "drop in the ocean," climate groups have warned in an open letter to the prime minister.

Man restrained by staff after alleged hospital assaults

Man restrained by staff after alleged hospital assaults

A man will face court after allegedly assaulting a female health worker and two patients in the emergency department of an inner-city hospital.

Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas

Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas

Australia should stop approving new gas projects and phase out use of the fossil fuel to protect public health as well as the environment, a report says.

Dusty achieves million-dollar dream for bush pediatrics

Dusty achieves million-dollar dream for bush pediatrics

A 12-year old boy has finished a 500km fundraising trek raising money to bring more pediatricians to regional communities just like his hometown.

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Australia closer to HIV target but disparities exist

Australia closer to HIV target but disparities exist

Australia closer to HIV target but disparities exist

Australia closer to HIV target but disparities exist

Disproportionately high numbers of HIV in First Nations people reflect the need for better access to health care as Australia edges closer to its global target.

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

An Australian-first standard for women's pain has been announced in one state to ensure public health professionals take women more seriously in treating pain.

Elevated rates of MND found in regional Australia

Elevated rates of MND found in regional Australia

Elevated rates of MND found in regional Australia

Elevated rates of MND found in regional Australia

Motor neuron disease is impacting people in some parts of western NSW at rates of up to seven times higher than the global average.

Mother who poisoned infant daughter released from jail

Mother who poisoned infant daughter released from jail

Mother who poisoned infant daughter released from jail

Mother who poisoned infant daughter released from jail

A woman who admitted poisoning her daughter with insulin, triggering a life-threatening medical episode, has successfully appealed her jail sentence.

Regional cancer patients paying 'postcode penalty'

Regional cancer patients paying 'postcode penalty'

Regional cancer patients paying 'postcode penalty'

Regional cancer patients paying 'postcode penalty'

A new national scorecard has exposed major gaps in the amount regional cancer patients are forced to spend to access life-saving care.

Epilepsy 'pushed under' with years-long treatment wait

Epilepsy 'pushed under' with years-long treatment wait

Epilepsy 'pushed under' with years-long treatment wait

Epilepsy 'pushed under' with years-long treatment wait

One of Australia's most common brain disorders receives far too little attention with some patients waiting years to be seen by a specialist, advocates warn.

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Alleged parent killer 'baring her soul' in prayer

Secret police recordings captured a woman accused of murdering her parents "baring her soul" as she made two unambiguous confessions, a jury has been told.

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Bed-block warning as emergency wards brace for impact

The number of patients in hospitals who don't medically need to be there could rise to potentially catastrophic levels, a state health minister has warned.

Police investigation into endometriosis surgeon dropped

The case against former endometriosis surgeon Simon Gordon accused of performing unnecessary operations on patients has been dropped.

Ageing Stolen Generations survivors face health crisis

Stolen Generations survivors are still paying the price for policies that removed from them families and are five times as likely to have a severe disability.

'Would have dropped dead': women's heart health lacking

Almost every hour in Australia a woman dies from heart disease, yet many are still "falling through the cracks of care" when it comes to cardiovascular health.

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Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care

Independent MPs will back a bill to change the automated decision-making pathways the government uses to determine key health funding.

'Selfish race': former cop skeptical on tobacco tax cut

A retired police veteran has suggested most smokers will still reach for a pack of illegal cigarettes if legal alternatives are made cheaper.

'They're dying': desperate cry for veteran healthcare

Australian service men and women are confronting the government about looming healthcare caps for those who served.

Odd couple leads 21‑day push to get Australia moving

An elderly tradie and his 11‑year‑old mate are the unlikely faces of a free challenge aiming to get Australians off the couch and keep them out of hospital.

Ambulance shortage 'contributed to patient deaths'

A coroner has reported that the long-delayed arrival of ambulance crews contributed to the deaths of two elderly patients who had suffered falls.

Over 65s 'expensive target' in health insurance debate

One of Australia's most senior GPs has warned the government's cost-cutting insurance rebate measures are likely to blow out, as people forgo treatment.

Nepal survivors' fresh test as men pulled from tunnel

Infrastructure challenges continue to hamper the search for survivors of the Nepal-Tibet floods as rescuers make a dramatic rescue at an underground facility.

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