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Australia urged to name heatwaves to highlight threats

Australia urged to name heatwaves to highlight threats

Spain started giving names to heatwaves in 2022 in a bid to better engage the public and save lives. Now some say Australia should follow suit.

Machine learning touted to fix SA ramping crisis

Machine learning touted to fix SA ramping crisis

Machine learning touted to fix SA ramping crisis

Machine learning touted to fix SA ramping crisis

A review has found no evidence ambulance patients were being inappropriately prioritised in SA emergency departments, but system improvements are needed.

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

Victorian doctor Shyamal Kanti Datta will not be able to work as a GP until at least 2027 after he sexually assaulted a woman during a consultation.

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New COVID-19 variant drives festive season surge

New COVID-19 variant drives festive season surge

COVID-19 infections have spiked in Australia's two most populous states, with a new variant and Christmas festivities driving higher hospitalisations.

Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Doctors defend seven-day delay for patient results

Delaying patient results could prevent misinformation and distress, doctors say, as the government tries to scrap wait times for scans and medical tests.

Size matters in new worker tests for dust lung diseases

Size matters in new worker tests for dust lung diseases

Testing of airborne particles and their effect on workers' lungs may be failing to identify harmful materials, despite a recent ban on engineered stone.

Social media posts used to find mental health distress

Social media posts used to find mental health distress

Scientists have developed a technique that analyses social media posts to detect the early warning signs of mental health distress.

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Climate change could be impacting babies' birth weights

Climate change could be impacting babies' birth weights

Climate change could be impacting babies' birth weights

Climate change could be impacting babies' birth weights

An Australian study of 385,000 pregnancies has found a potential link between exposure to extreme weather during pregnancy and babies' birth weights.

Drug batch fears after suspected overdoses at festival

Drug batch fears after suspected overdoses at festival

Drug batch fears after suspected overdoses at festival

Drug batch fears after suspected overdoses at festival

Multiple revellers have suffered suspected overdoses at a festival, with eight people rushed to hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma.

Fewer doctors offer bulk billing as consult costs rise

Fewer doctors offer bulk billing as consult costs rise

Fewer doctors offer bulk billing as consult costs rise

Fewer doctors offer bulk billing as consult costs rise

Fewer GPs offer bulk billing and people are paying more out of their own pocket despite government incentives targeting child patients and pensioners.

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

WA’s nursing union has accepted a three per cent pay rise but says its 40,000 members remain the lowest paid in the country.

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

'Courageous': PM remembers Labor MP on Jane McGrath Day

The prime minister has paid tribute to Labor MP Peta Murphy on Jane McGrath Day and praised the work of breast cancer nurses.

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

'No one to help': Man dies after 10-hour ambo wait

A man has died after waiting more than 10 hours for an ambulance, with ramping at hospitals still "unacceptably high" despite promises to fix the issue.

Hundreds of patients given expired COVID-19 vaccines

Hundreds of patients given expired COVID-19 vaccines

Hundreds of patients given expired COVID-19 vaccines

Hundreds of patients given expired COVID-19 vaccines

Patients at a rural pharmacy have been given expired COVID-19 vaccines for two years, a state health department says.

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Researchers a step closer to finding a diabetes cure

Melbourne researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have found a way to regenerate insulin production in damaged pancreatic cells.

Bite-sized goals the key to new year fitness targets

Setting unattainable fitness goals on January 1 could do more harm than good, experts say, with small wins along the way key to your success.

Revenue body reverses millions in COVID-19 fines

Thousands of COVID-19 fines worth more than $36 million were reversed in 2023 after the NSW fines commissioner ruled four types of penalties were invalid.

Aussies resolve for better health and savings in 2024

Australians are set to have a healthier and wealthier 2024, if our New Year resolutions are anything to go by.

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Surge in drownings prompts water safety warning

Dozens of tragic deaths have authorities urging Australians to stay safe as they head to the water during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

A grieving mother calls for an end to deaths in custody

On the eighth anniversary of her son David Dungay Jr's death in custody, Dunghutti woman Leetona Dungay has spoken at a protest outside Sydney's Long Bay jail.

Refugee health '2-3 times worse in offshore detention'

Refugee health is two to three times worse in Australia's offshore immigration detention compared to onshore centres, a new study has found.

Fed up to the back teeth: rural dental divide revealed

A country dentist says exposure to rural areas during study inspired his professional calling, as an inquiry calls for incentives to study and work in the bush.

Alert over summer spike in COVID, respiratory illnesses

An '"unusual" spike in respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza has prompted a pre-holiday warning from a state's chief health officer.

A country jackpot: cash incentive to lure GPs out bush

A $10,000 cash incentive is being used to convince doctors of the benefits of a life in the country, as one state tries to plug a regional GP shortage.

Health insurers told to 'have another go' on premiums

Health insurers have been told to go back to the drawing board by the government after collectively seeking a significant hike to premiums.

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