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More women to access medical abortion under eased rules

More women to access medical abortion under eased rules

Any healthcare practitioner will be able to prescribe medical abortion pills, with health groups hailing the easing of the rules as a win for equity.

Sydney gender clinic not working for people: minister

Sydney gender clinic not working for people: minister

Sydney gender clinic not working for people: minister

Sydney gender clinic not working for people: minister

A NSW gender clinic is struggling to recruit staff and take on new patients despite growing demand, with the health minister saying service must improve.

Reports on NSW gender clinic 'concerning, distressing'

Reports on NSW gender clinic 'concerning, distressing'

Reports on NSW gender clinic 'concerning, distressing'

Reports on NSW gender clinic 'concerning, distressing'

NSW's acting premier expects a report on issues at a Sydney gender affirming clinic will include "very concerning and really distressing" matters.

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Potentially deadly opioid found in SA patients

Potentially deadly opioid found in SA patients

South Australian health officials say two people have been treated in hospital after being exposed to a potentially-deadly synthetic opioid.

Health workers' pay offer won't cost taxpayers extra

Health workers' pay offer won't cost taxpayers extra

Aged care workers, hospital staff and allied health professionals in NSW are being offered an extra $67 a week after a public stoush with the state government.

Pandemic stress higher among refugee women in Australia

Pandemic stress higher among refugee women in Australia

More than two thirds of refugee women have reported the COVID-19 pandemic caused them stress compared to about half of Australian-born women.

Sexual misconduct reports surge against health workers

Sexual misconduct reports surge against health workers

Complaints about health workers violating boundaries have more than doubled since before the pandemic.

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Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

Flu on the rise as COVID-19 settles, warns NSW top doc

NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant is urging parents to vaccinate their kids for flu before school resumes, as cases of the potentially deadly virus spike.

Detaining refugees doubles the risk of stress disorder

Detaining refugees doubles the risk of stress disorder

Detaining refugees doubles the risk of stress disorder

Detaining refugees doubles the risk of stress disorder

A national study finds locking up asylum seekers more than doubles their odds of having or developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

Hospital denies mistreatment after Indigenous girl dies

Hospital denies mistreatment after Indigenous girl dies

Hospital denies mistreatment after Indigenous girl dies

Hospital denies mistreatment after Indigenous girl dies

Perth Children’s Hospital has disputed the claims of a grieving mother after her one-year-old daughter died while in its care.

Health union rattles sabre in pay fight with government

Health union rattles sabre in pay fight with government

Health union rattles sabre in pay fight with government

Health union rattles sabre in pay fight with government

NSW hospital workers are heading towards further industrial action unless the government changes its current across-the-board wage offer.

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

Toddler dies after hospital fails to return mum's call

The Royal Children’s Hospital's failure to return a worried mother's call hours after her toddler was operated on was "wholly inadequate", a coroner has found.

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

Centre for soldiers fights to keep Wagga Wagga site

A wellness centre providing vital treatment for veterans and first responders in Wagga Wagga faces falling short of its goal to keep its site in regional NSW.

NSW treasurer heckled over pay offer, health tax tweak

NSW treasurer heckled over pay offer, health tax tweak

NSW treasurer heckled over pay offer, health tax tweak

NSW treasurer heckled over pay offer, health tax tweak

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has been asked about his pay rise at a rowdy union conference while defending below-inflation wage increases for health workers.

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Osteopath banned after sex with patient, misconduct

A Victorian osteopath has been banned from practising after engaging in professional misconduct when he had sex with his patient.

Pharmacies receive $377m medication sweetener

Pharmacies will be paid thousands more to dispense medicines from July 1 as part of a government funding boost.

Wellcamp report finds failings on transparency, value

An audit report criticises the Queensland government's transparency on the cost and value of its Wellcamp quarantine facility but the premier remains defiant.

Measles alert after case visits gym, cafe

Health authorities are warning Victorians to watch for measles symptoms after an infectious returned traveller visited several premises.

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Insurance fears stops people having life-saving tests

New laws are needed to stop genetic discrimination after a report found Australians aren't having life-saving tests due to concerns about their insurance.

Visa overstayer secretly buried amid prosecution fears

A coroner could not determine what health issue killed a Malaysian woman who overstayed her visa and whose body was found buried on a Tasmanian property.

Legalising drugs 'needs the right health and education'

A police association and experts have told politicians what they would need to establish if illicit drugs like cannabis were to become legal.

Minister 'surprised' by premier revealing resignation

Queensland's health minister has named her department's new boss, admitting she was surprised when the premier announced the director-general had quit.

Health chief resigns after whistleblower controversy

A health department chief is moving on after the fallout from a recommendation to prosecute staff who disclose "inappropriate" information to reporters.

NIB secures $1.6m legal win over unpaid Whitecoat debt

Health insurer NIB can recoup $1.6 million in unpaid debts owed by a former partner which helped develop its highly successful Whitecoat healthcare platform.

Wider screening for rare health conditions in babies

Newborns will be tested for a wider range of rare health conditions in a promised overhaul that also seeks to iron out differences in screening between states.

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