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Sky's the limit for bush medics but policy doesn't land

Sky's the limit for bush medics but policy doesn't land

Rural Australians are dying earlier than their city peers amid health workforce shortages, as outdated policies continue to lure most specialists to the cities.

Hero to zero: rural emergency workers' heavy burden

Hero to zero: rural emergency workers' heavy burden

Hero to zero: rural emergency workers' heavy burden

Hero to zero: rural emergency workers' heavy burden

Rural first responders face added mental health risks due to isolation, hero worship, misogyny, judgement and expectations to be stoic, research has found.

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare

An Australian-first standard for women's pain has been announced in one state to ensure public health professionals take women more seriously in treating pain.

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Latest Optus outage triggers welfare checks from police

Latest Optus outage triggers welfare checks from police

Customers in four states and jurisdictions were affected by the telco's second systems failure in a year, which prompted welfare checks by police.

'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap

An ex-army senator has warned that veterans will be at risk of extraordinary trauma and even death under government plans to cap health spending.

'We die': disabled voices warn against NDIS cuts

'We die': disabled voices warn against NDIS cuts

A major overhaul of Australia's national disability program has secured bipartisan support but advocates have warned the changes could have deadly consequences.

The small stretch of country road causing huge problems

The small stretch of country road causing huge problems

The indefinite closure of part of a highway built by convicts is causing shocks across regional economies, health care and maybe even influencing politics.

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'Gives women options': chemists to prescribe the pill

'Gives women options': chemists to prescribe the pill

'Gives women options': chemists to prescribe the pill

'Gives women options': chemists to prescribe the pill

Women in the regions will be able to save themselves what can be a long trip to the doctor's as pharmacies become eligible to prescribe the contraceptive pill.

One Nation's Barnaby Joyce fires up anti-abortion rally

One Nation's Barnaby Joyce fires up anti-abortion rally

One Nation's Barnaby Joyce fires up anti-abortion rally

One Nation's Barnaby Joyce fires up anti-abortion rally

One Nation firebrand Barnaby Joyce has capitalised on his party's rise in the polls by appearing at a pro-life rally urging a vote against the major parties.

Not a 'me' disease: bowel cancer surge in young people

Not a 'me' disease: bowel cancer surge in young people

Not a 'me' disease: bowel cancer surge in young people

Not a 'me' disease: bowel cancer surge in young people

A mysterious rise in bowel cancer rates in young people has doctors stumped and is putting patients through a treatment regime unsuited to their stage of life.

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Large eye care chains have veered closer to an in-and-out retail experience, with optometrists accusing them of putting sales targets above patient care.

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

An ineffective and unchecked payment scheme for doctors who prop up the rural health system has led to a $1.3 billion budget blow out, an audit has found.

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

Thousands of gay and bisexual men and transgender people will be able to donate whole blood for the first time after changes to eligibility.

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

A Victorian-first study into a gentler IVF treatment hopes to reshape fertility care by eliminating the two-week hormonal injection process.

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Balcony likely to blame for hospital's fungal outbreak

The likely cause of a fungal infection outbreak that killed two hospital patients has been revealed as another remains in hospital, months after diagnosis.

Child cancer survivors plead for support later in life

Surviving childhood cancer can change the trajectory of the rest of someone's life but there is not enough support available, researchers say.

NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

The national disability insurer was wrong to deny funding to a man in need of a mobility scooter, a court has ruled in a landmark decision.

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

A union is renewing its calls for action on staffing and safety concerns as police investigate the death of a patient at a mental hospital.

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Doctors take jab at 'shady tactics' of health insurers

Australians are paying more for private health insurance but are covered for less as health insurers dispute the latest findings from a peak medical body.

Government urged to end MND funding age gap

Patients diagnosed with a devastating neurological condition face discrimination that costs them $200,000 in support, sparking calls to end an age cap.

Latex giant Ansell bullish despite Trump's tariff moves

Tariffs and a national security probe into PPE aren't fazing Ansell or its investors, with an improved share price off the back of its AGM.

'Not a luxury': cheaper contraception offers choice

A contraceptive option will soon be far cheaper to buy after it is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, alongside increased bulk billing for IUDs.

Major change to IVF treatments for donors and families

Families involved in an IVF bungle will be permitted to continue their treatment after a provider was found to be exceeding a donor limit.

New way Aussies struggling with alcohol can find help

Pandemic-era online support for alcoholics has been made permanent, with those battling addiction able to join anonymous meetings at any time of day or night.

Slow uptake in GPs prescribing ADHD medication

Barely a trickle of GPs have trained to prescribe ADHD medication despite reforms designed to save patients the expense of seeing a specialist psychiatrist.

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