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Doctor cites Pope Francis' truly surprising improvement

Doctor cites Pope Francis' truly surprising improvement

A doctor says Pope Francis has shown ‘’a truly surprising improvement’’ since returning to the Vatican to convalesce.

'Life-changing' treatment for condition plaguing women

'Life-changing' treatment for condition plaguing women

'Life-changing' treatment for condition plaguing women

'Life-changing' treatment for condition plaguing women

More women are turning to botox injections to address the pain of a debilitating condition that affects more than one million Australians.

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

More consumer technology is being approved for medical use in Australia, from earbuds that work as hearing aids to smartwatches that test for heart problems.

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Doctors make voluntary assisted dying plea for election

Doctors make voluntary assisted dying plea for election

Australia's peak doctors body is calling for the next federal government to change laws so voluntary assisted dying services can be provided by telehealth.

Rural birth care 'crisis' looms amid staff shortages

Rural birth care 'crisis' looms amid staff shortages

Women are travelling long distances to give birth, kids are waiting years to see specialists, and mental health services are struggling, a committee has found.

Show went on at comedy fest as man was dying

Show went on at comedy fest as man was dying

A packed comedy festival launch has been abandoned after an audience member suffered a medical episode and died in the packed theatre.

Indigenous groups cautiously optimistic about budget

Indigenous groups cautiously optimistic about budget

Indigenous peak organisations have welcomed spending on early childhood care, mental health and domestic violence but are disappointed in some budget omissions.

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'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

While the federal budget confirmed sweeping reforms to Medicare and billions in health funding, it's unclear how much will reach the bush, medical groups say.

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

Waiting on the phone for hours to claim money back or query policy coverage from health insurance giants is an all too common experience for thousands.

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

More nurses to help women cope with breast cancer

The recruitment of additional specialist nurses is expected to provide more patients with support navigating their treatment and the health system.

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

A new campaign targeting young people travelling overseas is aiming to prevent alcohol-related tragedies which killed two Australian teenagers.

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses strike for better pay at hospital under scrutiny

Nurses and midwives at a privately run public hospital, already in the crosshairs of a parliamentary probe, are striking for a pay rise and staffing increase.

One state won't leave cardiac arrest survival to chance

One state won't leave cardiac arrest survival to chance

One state won't leave cardiac arrest survival to chance

One state won't leave cardiac arrest survival to chance

People who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to survive the medical condition in one Australian state than almost anywhere else in the world.

Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

Doctor takes script fraud across interstate lines

A doctor who stole a prescription pad from a colleague to provide medication for himself took it interstate where his wrongdoing was uncovered.

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Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks

Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after five weeks in hospital, but he has a long period of recovery ahead of him, doctors say.

Pope blesses crowd as he's discharged from hospital

After battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, Pope Francis has made his first public appearance in five weeks as he left hospital.

Bayer hit with $3.3b Roundup verdict in US cancer case

Bayer says it will appeal after a US jury ordered it to pay one of the largest legal settlements issued in an alleged Roundup weed killer-related cancer case.

Pill-testing scrapped as deadly opioid emerges

A state government has been criticised for closing its pill-testing clinics after a deadly synthetic drug has been detected for the first time.

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Chronic patients get most relief in medicine cost cut

Patients could save almost $7 on each prescription as the government promises to make medicines cheaper in a move supported by the coalition.

Indigenous medicos nursing First Peoples back to health

Generations of Indigenous health workers are leading the way in improving outcomes for First Nations patients and helping greatly to close the gap.

Health portfolio quartet join nation's newest ministry

A third-time elected state government has backed splitting its health portfolio four ways as the ink dried at its swearing-in ceremony.

GPs and clinics to ease demand on emergency, ambulances

Doctors say Australia's largest public health system is struggling to cope with demand as non-urgent patients are encouraged to seek alternatives to emergency.

Health split as premier targets economy in new cabinet

Fresh from a massive election win in his own right, Premier Roger Cook has stamped his authority on the Labor cabinet with new portfolios and a reshuffle.

Higher bar to prove stress, burnout in compo overhaul

Psychological injuries that stop people getting on with the job have been blamed for making a major state workers compensation scheme unsustainable.

Plea to help unlock common condition's genetic secrets

Australians living with the nation's most common mental health condition are being enlisted to help unlock its genetic secrets.

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