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AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

Medical researchers will use cutting-edge technology to 'print' cancer cells and test treatments on them rather than patients following a $2 million grant.

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

Barriers to clear in private-public hospital talks

A private hospital operator's plans to sell its facility to the state could face a few barriers, as a taskforce probes the contract ahead of negotiations.

Buoyed PM touts Aussie values not 'Americanised' health

Buoyed PM touts Aussie values not 'Americanised' health

Buoyed PM touts Aussie values not 'Americanised' health

Buoyed PM touts Aussie values not 'Americanised' health

The prime minister has talked up his personal connection to Medicare as he defends Labor's slender hold on one battleground seat.

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Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Cost of mental healthcare stacking up on troubled youth

Steeply rising prices for mental healthcare appointments hurt young people the most, adding to the psychological burden while enduring a cost-of-living crisis.

Buildings crumbling as gap widens for Aboriginal people

Buildings crumbling as gap widens for Aboriginal people

Four out of five buildings used for Aboriginal health and wellbeing services in one state will need to be repaired or replaced as outcomes stagnate and worsen.

Tobacco war could put pressure on emergency departments

Tobacco war could put pressure on emergency departments

Violence linked to the illegal tobacco trade could lead to serious injuries and more work for busy emergency departments, doctors warn.

Hidden crisis in gynaecological cancers affecting women

Hidden crisis in gynaecological cancers affecting women

As 19 women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer every day, advocates are calling for more funding to improve treatments after decades of underinvestment.

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Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

Push to support bereaved parents after hospital deaths

The families of boys who died at privately run hospitals have hit out at their sons' care, as the peak medical body says issues persist across health systems.

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

People are being urged to take influenza and other respiratory diseases seriously and get vaccinated before cold weather arrives.

Backyard orchard bearing fruit for remote residents

Backyard orchard bearing fruit for remote residents

Backyard orchard bearing fruit for remote residents

Backyard orchard bearing fruit for remote residents

A backyard orchard is proving wrong the myth that remote regions are barren, sparking a mission to bring productive gardens to communities across Australia.

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up

The parents impacted by a mix-up at a leading IVF clinic will be entitled to compensation and a leading legal expert believes the birth family will get custody.

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

Legal 'nightmare' after woman births stranger's baby

An IVF mix up that led to a woman giving birth to someone else's baby could wade into uncharted legal territory and highlighted concerns with the industry.

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission

More than 30,000 Australians are young cancer survivors but little is known about how the disease affects patients later in life.

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF bungle

A mistake at a fertility care clinic has resulted in a woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient's baby after their embryos were mixed up.

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Health giant wants to check out of 'great hospital'

A major public hospital's deal with a troubled private operator could come to an end after a two-year-old's death prompted a ban on future partnerships.

Busy city-centre on alert after legionnaires' hits six

Six people have been hospitalised with hundreds of thousands more warned to monitor for symptoms after a bacterial outbreak in a busy city-centre.

Multibillion-dollar benefit of reproductive leave

Giving workers one day of leave a month to care for reproductive needs would help reduce the $21.3 billion cost of absent employees, a report has found.

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Some doctors are too busy to go to the toilet during long shifts and warn a "vicious cycle of burnout" means worse patient care, as they fight for better pay.

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Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

Henry Crayton worked 135 hours in the past fortnight with just one day off, covering 150 patients per shift - and he's not alone in wanting better treatment.

PM accused of 'condemning young people' at health pitch

A protester has heckled the prime minister over the government's record on climate change while he was announcing big spending plans for youth mental health.

Strike 'dangerous for patients', risky for doctors

The risk of doctors striking is proving difficult to forecast but surgery cancellations and understaffed emergency departments are expected.

Loneliness triples women's risk of dying early: study

Middle-aged Australian women who are lonely are more at risk of early death, with researchers calling for public awareness to destigmatise loneliness.

Pope in first Vatican appearance since leaving hospital

Pope Francis has greeted crowds at the Vatican in his first appearance since leaving hospital after surviving double pneumonia.

Kennedy to travel to Texas after measles-related deaths

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is reportedly planning a rushed trip to Texas after a second child's death there was linked to measles.

Australians enlisted to help flush out hidden dunnies

Dunno where to find the dunny? Australians are being called on to flush out the nation's best-kept secret - the elusive public toilet.

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