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Multibillion-dollar benefit of reproductive leave

Multibillion-dollar benefit of reproductive leave

Giving workers one day of leave a month to care for reproductive needs would help reduce the $21.3 billion cost of absent employees, a report has found.

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Australia's peak dental body is calling for greater transparency around private health insurance to provide more clarity and protection for policy holders.

GPs and clinics to ease demand on emergency, ambulances

GPs and clinics to ease demand on emergency, ambulances

GPs and clinics to ease demand on emergency, ambulances

GPs and clinics to ease demand on emergency, ambulances

Doctors say Australia's largest public health system is struggling to cope with demand as non-urgent patients are encouraged to seek alternatives to emergency.

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Indigenous-led centre launched, continuing Mabo legacy

Indigenous-led centre launched, continuing Mabo legacy

Helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities leverage their native title rights for economic growth will be the focus of a new centre.

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

With a federal election looming, an expert warns it will take more than a rate cut and a health promise to turn the political tides in Labor's favour.

Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges

Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges

Healthcare funding is to receive a certain boost with both major parties pledging to spend billions of dollars as they prepare for the federal election.

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Gender bias in healthcare guidelines is failing women

Clinical guidelines are failing to consider sex and gender with poorer health outcomes for women and gender-diverse people, a report has found.

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A country practice luring health workers to the bush

A country practice luring health workers to the bush

A country practice luring health workers to the bush

A country practice luring health workers to the bush

Healthcare workers getting a taste of life in the country are staying in the bush, as medical groups push for rural health to be a federal election priority.

Twelve days' reproductive health leave could save $26b

Twelve days' reproductive health leave could save $26b

Twelve days' reproductive health leave could save $26b

Twelve days' reproductive health leave could save $26b

A new report reveals the staggering impact of reproductive health problems on productivity, feeding calls for extra leave entitlements.

Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success

Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success

Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success

Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success

The first festival pill-testing trial in Victoria has been hailed a success after 40 per cent of patrons indicated they would use smaller doses of their drugs.

COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'

COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'

COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'

COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'

A class action accuses the government of negligence in approving COVID-19 vaccines, but lawyers say the case has no chance of making it to a hearing.

Online medical care helps coughers avoid waiting rooms

Online medical care helps coughers avoid waiting rooms

Online medical care helps coughers avoid waiting rooms

Online medical care helps coughers avoid waiting rooms

A free telehealth service is designed to divert more than 85,000 people from GP and hospital waiting rooms.

'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment

Doctors are accused of placing too much focus on weight when treating women with polycystic ovary syndrome, which researchers warn is affecting quality of care.

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

When it comes to abortion access, Victorians face a 'postcode lottery' with those in disadvantaged and regional areas confronting barriers to the service.

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Pharmacy pill trial becomes 'business as usual'

More ways of expanding health care are being considered amid a GP shortage, with women to continue being able to access contraceptive pills at NSW chemists.

Menopause inquiry urges leave, education provisions

A Senate inquiry into the impacts of menopause and perimenopause has made a raft of recommendations, including reproductive leave and better education.

Menopause advocates hopeful report sparks conversation

A Senate committee is preparing to hand down its report into the impacts of menopause, with advocates hoping this could spark much needed change.

Patient warning over plan to ease GP load with pharmacy

The peak body for GPs has hit out at a NSW government plan to let pharmacies treat more health conditions to take pressure off doctors.

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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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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