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Why you can expect to see more Aussie doctors using AI

Why you can expect to see more Aussie doctors using AI

Australia doctors are increasingly using AI tools in their clinics but medical groups insist patients will not be diagnosed by technology.

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

All recommendations from an inquiry into birth trauma, which highlighted ways maternity care can be improved, have been accepted by the NSW government.

'Investment in disabled lives': NDIS costs curb pledge

'Investment in disabled lives': NDIS costs curb pledge

'Investment in disabled lives': NDIS costs curb pledge

'Investment in disabled lives': NDIS costs curb pledge

Changes aimed at reining in costs of the NDIS are being criticised by advocates but people on the disability scheme are being assured their needs will be met.

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Long COVID cost economy $9.6b in lost work hours

Long COVID cost economy $9.6b in lost work hours

Research shows long COVID meant about 100 million work hours were missed in 2022, costing the Australian economy billions.

Unpaid carers urged to share experiences for strategy

Unpaid carers urged to share experiences for strategy

A national strategy is being developed by the federal government in providing support to the more than three million people who are unpaid carers.

Drug reform, treatment on agenda at long-awaited summit

Drug reform, treatment on agenda at long-awaited summit

The NSW government has set dates for its promised drug summit, but it is being urged to start taking harm-minimisation actions before the event starts.

Appetite for sugar tax to fight diabetes and obesity

Appetite for sugar tax to fight diabetes and obesity

Calls for a tax on sugary drinks have won the support of a federal parliamentary committee among its recommendations to combat diabetes and obesity.

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Change allows hundreds to end life on their own terms

Change allows hundreds to end life on their own terms

Change allows hundreds to end life on their own terms

Change allows hundreds to end life on their own terms

NSW was the last state to legalise voluntary assisted dying and hundreds of people have asked for approval in the first months of the euthanasia scheme.

Vape ban contested as smokescreen rises over costs

Vape ban contested as smokescreen rises over costs

Vape ban contested as smokescreen rises over costs

Vape ban contested as smokescreen rises over costs

Access to vapes will be made harder under new laws but the banning of e-cigarettes is being criticised as counterintuitive for promoting a black market.

Pharmacy lobby blasts plan for chemists to sell vapes

Pharmacy lobby blasts plan for chemists to sell vapes

Pharmacy lobby blasts plan for chemists to sell vapes

Pharmacy lobby blasts plan for chemists to sell vapes

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has slammed a new plan that would allow smokers to buy vapes at pharmacies without the need for a doctor's prescription.

Alarm as steep rise in youth vaping overtakes smoking

Alarm as steep rise in youth vaping overtakes smoking

Alarm as steep rise in youth vaping overtakes smoking

Alarm as steep rise in youth vaping overtakes smoking

Vaping has increased twofold among young people aged 15 to 29 in the past year despite national reforms to crack down on usage.

Outcry ends move to resume cracking backs of babies

Outcry ends move to resume cracking backs of babies

Outcry ends move to resume cracking backs of babies

Outcry ends move to resume cracking backs of babies

Health ministers have demanded chiropractors not use spinal manipulation on babies, prompting them to reverse a decision to resume the treatment.

'Scary': move to crack the backs of babies sparks alarm

'Scary': move to crack the backs of babies sparks alarm

'Scary': move to crack the backs of babies sparks alarm

'Scary': move to crack the backs of babies sparks alarm

A controversial decision by Australia's chiropractic board to allow practitioners to resume spinal manipulation on children has been met with fierce backlash.

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

A generation of Australians are being set up for a health "catastrophe" unless action is taken against rising addictions to vaping and smoking, top doctors say.

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Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

NSW emergency department attendances and ambulance responses are at a record high, while the state lost 500 general practitioners in one year.

Healthy babies and land on track but other gaps wider

New data released by the Productivity Commission shows five of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to address inequity for First Nations people.

Why young women are Australia's loneliest generation

Young women are suffering loneliness more than men, feeling a lack of companionship, isolation or feeling left out, according to a survey.

Doctors, nurses make emergency call on federal budget

More than 40 health groups have called on the government to make climate and health funding a priority after services were challenged by extreme weather.

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More than $1 billion for women and girls' health plan

The Queensland government has pledged $1 billion over five years to improve women and girls' health care experience as part of a landmark strategy.

'Not a gap, it's a chasm': govt warned on inequity

Indigenous organisations are calling on governments to implement recommendations by the Productivity Commission on the way they do business.

Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

The Productivity Commission has called on all Australian governments to honour their obligations under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Healing program aims to help Indigenous survivors of DV

More than half of Indigenous women are survivors of violence and it's hoped an expansion of community-driven services will provide culturally-based healing.

Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Australia is being urged to address the emerging health crisis of vaping amid a warning that 450,000 users will need regular GP visits for prescriptions.

More kids skipping fruit, veges as experts raise alarm

More children are turning away from eating the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables, and health experts say action is needed to reverse the trend.

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

Australians who want cosmetic surgery will have to undergo a health assessment under fresh national standards to be mandated across the sector.

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