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100,000 patients eligible for heart drug under PBS

100,000 patients eligible for heart drug under PBS

More patients can soon access a chronic heart failure medicine under the PBS which is set to save them hundreds of dollars per year.

Federal pollies take getting fit for office literally

Federal pollies take getting fit for office literally

Federal pollies take getting fit for office literally

Federal pollies take getting fit for office literally

Prominent politicians have engaged in a month-long fitness challenge, with the man in charge of the 'competition' portfolio ironically winning the lot.

AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

From a command centre in Perth, doctors and nurses are using artificial intelligence and virtual reality to save lives in a remote Goldfields region.

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World's doctors call for urgent climate change action

World's doctors call for urgent climate change action

Health bodies representing three million doctors worldwide are demanding urgent government action to limit the impact climate change has on their populations.

Drug possession decriminalised in one Aust jurisdiction

Drug possession decriminalised in one Aust jurisdiction

An Australian jurisdiction will not criminally punish people caught with small amounts of illicit drugs in what could be a test case for the rest of the nation.

Fierce battle over $150m palliative care funding 'cut'

Fierce battle over $150m palliative care funding 'cut'

The widow of a former palliative care patient wants the service better funding amid a political mud fight over whether a record spend is enough.

Thousands of patients take up 60-day prescriptions

Thousands of patients take up 60-day prescriptions

About 200,000 prescriptions for 60 days of medicine have been handed out in the first month of new pharmacy rules.

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Six-hour ambulance wait while 'distressed and in pain'

Six-hour ambulance wait while 'distressed and in pain'

Six-hour ambulance wait while 'distressed and in pain'

Six-hour ambulance wait while 'distressed and in pain'

A woman has told an inquiry in Tasmania her 82-year-old mother waited six hours for an ambulance while distressed and in increasing pain.

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

The Minns government has faced the largest protest in its existence after angry construction workers demanded engineered stone be banned.

Funds for vape crackdown after 'horror' chemicals found

Funds for vape crackdown after 'horror' chemicals found

Funds for vape crackdown after 'horror' chemicals found

Funds for vape crackdown after 'horror' chemicals found

A joint task force, resources for quitters and stronger enforcement of tough new laws will be funded by a $28 million package to stamp out vaping.

Woman's fatal fall alone, outside in the cold and rain

Woman's fatal fall alone, outside in the cold and rain

Woman's fatal fall alone, outside in the cold and rain

Woman's fatal fall alone, outside in the cold and rain

A coroner has found a 72-year-old woman who suffered a fatal fall at a supported living facility had been left unsupervised outside at night.

Dire need for pill testing service, Vic agencies say

Dire need for pill testing service, Vic agencies say

Dire need for pill testing service, Vic agencies say

Dire need for pill testing service, Vic agencies say

Victorian agencies have written to the government, calling for a life-saving service that would let people check the content and dosage of their illicit drugs.

Businesses urged to step up for disability inequality

Businesses urged to step up for disability inequality

Businesses urged to step up for disability inequality

Businesses urged to step up for disability inequality

With inequality persisting for Australians living with disabilities, businesses are being urged to do their part and create more inclusive workplaces.

Putting food on the table getting harder as costs soar

Putting food on the table getting harder as costs soar

Putting food on the table getting harder as costs soar

Putting food on the table getting harder as costs soar

More than a third of Australian households are struggling with food insecurity and that includes many people who are working in mid-to-high earning jobs.

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Lack of dental care leaves DV survivors missing teeth

Difficulties accessing dental care means survivors of domestic violence may be forced to live without teeth for years while on waitlists for dentures.

Single-patient hospital record to roll out in NSW first

A streamlined digital record-keeping system to track patient health information across NSW public hospitals is aimed at better linking services.

Senators head off push to overturn ACT drug laws

An attempt by the shadow attorney-general to overrule ACT drug decriminalisation laws has been rejected in the Senate.

Parents, teachers weigh in to stop vaping in schools

In an effort to stop young people vaping, NSW will host a roundtable of health experts, school staff, parents and students to help develop new policies.

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Aussies waiting longer for and having fewer children

Australians are taking longer to leave the family home, get married and gain financial independence, trends reflected in falling birth rates for younger people.

Country NSW faces wait for drug-user units in hospitals

Specialised units will be set up in Sydney to cater for those undergoing acute drug- or alcohol-induced disturbances, but regional NSW facilities are on hold.

Medicinal cannabis driving trial a step closer in Vic

The effects of medicinal cannabis on driving will be investigated under a new closed-track trial in Victoria.

Cancer patients found after review into banned surgeon

Seven people have been diagnosed with cancer after a review into their surgeon sparked a recall of almost 2000 colonoscopy patients in Victoria and NSW.

Australian-first stem cell trial tackles rare condition

A Melbourne research institute will become the second place in the world to trial a stem cell therapy for a rare genetic condition.

Getting under the world's skin with Aussie 'cosmedics'

The brains behind an emerging beauty empire has become the first woman founder in the Australian Business Growth Fund investment portfolio.

LGBTQI mental health in 'state of crisis'

Data shows that LGBTQI communities across Australia suffer mental ill-health at increasingly high rates, with more than half experiencing a disorder.

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