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Latest news: Health
Nation-first living lab ready to tackle deadly cancer
Researchers from across the nation will analyse specimens from men with metastatic prostate cancer, giving them new tools in the fight against the disease.
Nov 22, 2023
Electronic medical record glitch hits hospitals
Some staff have been forced to revert to pen and paper for hours to document clinical care after an electronic glitch hit hospitals across Queensland.
Nov 22, 2023
Warning to vaccinate as pre-Xmas COVID-19 cases surge
A spike in COVID-19 infections has prompted calls for Australians to get vaccinated and exercise caution around vulnerable relatives leading up to the holidays.
Nov 22, 2023
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Rural residents have lower risk of dementia: study
Better access to nature and green spaces in the country may lower the risk of dementia, researchers say.
Nov 21, 2023
Brisbane mum dies after ambulance fails to arrive
A woman has died after Queensland paramedics failed to arrive, with Health Minister Shannon Fentiman calling the incident "unacceptable".
Nov 21, 2023
Urgent action needed to tackle military veteran crisis
A report has unveiled the disturbing number of Australian serving military personnel and veterans who have taken their own lives, with calls for urgent action.
Nov 21, 2023
Call for national testing standard after Qld lab bungle
Queensland's attorney-general has backed the concept of a national standard for forensic testing after years of bungles at a state-run laboratory.
Nov 21, 2023
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Australians delaying doctor visits due to rising costs
Put off by surging prices, patients are increasingly delaying or skipping important appointments with doctors, dentists and medical health professionals.
Nov 21, 2023
New vaccines to target current COVID-19 variants
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says the latest COVID-19 vaccines targeting current Omicron variants will be available to Australians next month.
Nov 20, 2023
Deadly warning for DIY home renovators
Australians wanting to renovate their homes are being warned of a deadly material that could endanger the lives of their families and neighbours.
Nov 20, 2023
Backlog after 'flawed' DNA testing could take years
Another DNA testing bungle has been exposed at Queensland's troubled forensic lab, meaning more than 100,000 samples might need to be re-tested.
Nov 20, 2023
Man dies after waiting for hospital bed in ambulance
Queensland's health minister says a full clinical review is under way after a grandfather allegedly spent hours in an ambulance waiting for a hospital bed.
Nov 17, 2023
WA COVID surge prompts return of mask mandate
West Australia is reintroducing mask-wearing requirements in public hospitals due to a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases over the past two months.
Nov 17, 2023
The AI will see you now: why tech is helping doctors
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in hospitals and doctors' offices but one expert says it's best used keeping doctors away from fax machines.
Nov 16, 2023
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Past due date: no solution to midwifery insurance gap
A gap in professional indemnity insurance for endorsed midwives has still not been fixed, a month after the Health Department was advised of the issue.
Nov 16, 2023
Breakthrough prostate cancer treatment to be subsidised
Thousands of Australian men battling advanced prostate cancer will have access to a breakthrough drug offering the chance to live longer and with better health.
Nov 16, 2023
Bleak warning after setback in medication fight
There's a bleak warning to patients and medical workers over fears serious infections are becoming more resistant to antibiotics as prescription rates jump.
Nov 15, 2023
Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning
A person has died and two others overdosed after ingesting what they thought was cocaine but turned out to be heroin, prompting a warning for other users.
Nov 15, 2023
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Car park build probed as source of fungus cluster
Construction of a car park at a Brisbane hospital is being looked at as a possible source for a fungus cluster that has affected five heart-transplant patients.
Nov 15, 2023
Teen binge drinking rate down ahead of schoolies events
A federal government study has found a 15 per cent decrease in 14 to 24-year-olds participating in binge drinking over the past 12 months.
Nov 15, 2023
Anti-vax bus driver jailed before cop assault sentence
A bus driver who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and threw glass bottles and rocks at cops during a protest has been locked up ahead of his sentence.
Nov 15, 2023
Qld braces for COVID cases as infection wave lifts
Cases of COVID-19 are expected to surge in Queensland over the next fortnight but the chief health officer has vehemently ruled out imposing a mask mandate.
Nov 15, 2023
Paramedics issue new high stakes threat over pay deal
NSW paramedics have upped the ante in their pay battle, threatening to go 'nuclear' by letting their registrations lapse as the state heads into festive season.
Nov 15, 2023
Almost a third of GPs plan to retire in next five years
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' latest Health of the Nation report calls for measures to help retain and increase the GP workforce.
Nov 14, 2023
Health boss backs hospital over fungal infection cases
Queensland's health chief says he would undergo a heart transplant at a Brisbane hospital after five patients suffered fungal infections at the facility.
Nov 14, 2023
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