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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.

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

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

Healthy babies and land on track but other gaps wider

Healthy babies and land on track but other gaps wider

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.

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Why young women are Australia's loneliest generation

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

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.

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

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

'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.

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Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

Urgent power shift needed to achieve Indigenous equity

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

Healing program aims to help Indigenous survivors of DV

Healing program aims to help Indigenous survivors of DV

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

Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

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 kids skipping fruit, veges as experts raise alarm

More kids skipping fruit, veges as experts raise alarm

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

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

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.

Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

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.

Urgent training needed for aged care shortage: experts

Urgent training needed for aged care shortage: experts

Urgent training needed for aged care shortage: experts

Urgent training needed for aged care shortage: experts

With Australia's ageing population set to surge, a peak academic body has raised the alarm over a predicted shortfall in allied health workers in aged care.

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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.

Shocking birth trauma stories prompt maternity panel

Shocking stories of women's traumatic birthing experiences are driving the push for better maternity services and outcomes in NSW.

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Culturally-safe care, birthing on country and increasing the number of Indigenous nurses and midwives all contribute to healthy and thriving First Nations bubs.

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