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Nurses to stop work as retention concerns mount

Nurses to stop work as retention concerns mount

Nurses at a major capital city hospital will stop work and rally for better pay and conditions to prevent them from becoming the lowest-paid in Australia.

Rural medical students are just what the doctor ordered

Rural medical students are just what the doctor ordered

Rural medical students are just what the doctor ordered

Rural medical students are just what the doctor ordered

Two young medical students are helping rural teenagers get into university as country high schools face science teacher shortages and bush hospitals shrink.

Third of peanut allergies in baby study misdiagnosed

Third of peanut allergies in baby study misdiagnosed

Third of peanut allergies in baby study misdiagnosed

Third of peanut allergies in baby study misdiagnosed

Families of children with peanut allergies could be shaping their lives around a misdiagnosis, with a third of babies in one study proving not to be allergic.

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Pharmacy trial to roll on despite concerns from doctors

Pharmacy trial to roll on despite concerns from doctors

Plans to allow specially trained pharmacists to treat a new raft of conditions will go ahead despite mounting pressure from medical professionals.

Labor tries to numb poll pain with dental sweetener

Labor tries to numb poll pain with dental sweetener

Free dental care and workplace safety have taken centre stage ahead of a state poll as leaders trade insults over potential debates.

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

The aged care system still lacks the funding and workforce it needs to deliver the rights-based care promised to older Australians in laws passed a year ago.

Election pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care

Election pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care

As roads and crime dominate a state election campaign, regional residents and doctors say gaps in access to specialist health care deserve greater attention.

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Hospital data breach pauses overseas doctor training

Hospital data breach pauses overseas doctor training

Hospital data breach pauses overseas doctor training

Hospital data breach pauses overseas doctor training

A data breach that led to 12 pregnant women's confidential information being shared online has resulted in the suspension of a medical observer program.

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Labor has hit the ground running on the first day of its state election campaign as its rivals put crime at the centre of their pitch.

Helen Haines' condition has improved, hospital says

Helen Haines' condition has improved, hospital says

Helen Haines' condition has improved, hospital says

Helen Haines' condition has improved, hospital says

Federal MP Helen Haines' condition has improved, a hospital says, after she was critically injured when a car struck her outside her electoral office.

'Incredible human' goes from critical to comic relief

'Incredible human' goes from critical to comic relief

'Incredible human' goes from critical to comic relief

'Incredible human' goes from critical to comic relief

After 427 hospital visits, a leg amputation and three turns on the "wheel of death", a man is giving back to the hospital he credits with his unlikely recovery.

Teen boys push tripling in e-scooter hospitalisations

Teen boys push tripling in e-scooter hospitalisations

Teen boys push tripling in e-scooter hospitalisations

Teen boys push tripling in e-scooter hospitalisations

New figures shed a light on the danger posed by many Australians' favourite way to get around, as a government body keeps a close eye on the data.

Strike cancelled after doctors reach last-minute deal

Strike cancelled after doctors reach last-minute deal

Strike cancelled after doctors reach last-minute deal

Strike cancelled after doctors reach last-minute deal

A temporary deal between doctors and a state government will prevent health workers from walking off the job, but a longer-term solution remains out of reach.

Spike in emergency department visits due to peptide use

Spike in emergency department visits due to peptide use

Spike in emergency department visits due to peptide use

Spike in emergency department visits due to peptide use

Fuelled by social media influencers chasing the elixir of youth, customers caught in the dangerous peptide craze are putting pressure on emergency departments.

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Urgent surgeries delayed as 3000 hospital emails unread

Health authorities have been left scrambling to schedule urgent surgeries after a hospital inbox was found to contain thousands of unread emails.

Coroner probes ambulance delay as man's family grieves

A civil draftsman called triple zero complaining of chest pains. More than two hours later, when paramedics finally arrived, they found him dead.

'No excuse': two men dead after ambulance wait

Urgent reviews are under way after two men died in three days while awaiting medical treatment, a situation a state health minister admits is "unacceptable".

Pope had a good night as he recovers from surgery

Pope Leo has had breakfast after a good night in hospital, the Vatican says, two days after he had part of a lung removed due to cancer.

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Teens 'begging' for endometriosis support, guidelines

An Australian-led study has called for international guidelines on endometriosis treatment after a global analysis found many countries have none.

New help so dads don't silently grieve pregnancy loss

Fathers often suffer silently as they are busy supporting their partner through pregnancy loss, but a new dad's circle has been created to help them grieve.

Coroner finds girl's hospital death was preventable

The parents of a girl who died in hospital after presenting with a stomach ache have wiped away tears as a coroner released findings into her death.

'More work to do': ageing population puts clamp on EDs

More older Australians are arriving in emergency rooms, placing strain on hospitals and increasing the caseload beyond "bread and butter" work.

Hospital overcrowding fix pitched under $100m pledge

A dedicated space for soon-to-be discharged patients has been flagged in a state opposition pitch to crack down on hospital overcrowding.

Mum gives back to breast milk donor program amid grief

A mum of twins cared for in intensive care when they were born prematurely says having access to donated breast milk was a lifeline.

Nurses 'angry, distressed' amid chemical exposure fears

Revelations staff at a major hospital might have been exposed to toxic chemicals have left health workers desperately waiting for answers, a union claims.

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