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A new report shows Indigenous Australians over 40 have had three times the rate of vision loss than non-Indigenous Australians. Older Indigenous

The potential of gene therapy to prevent blindness and restore sight for eye diseases that have long been considered untreatable is the focus on World Sight Day (8 October

Reports from around the world show that the shortage of health professionals in

Many people don't like going to the dentist, and it isn't hard to see why! Our mouths are among the most sensitive parts of the body, and many of us have painful memories

Nominations have today opened for the inaugural HESTA Excellence Awards, which recognise the dedicated professionals working in disability, allied health, aged care and community

A new federal grant awarded to Monash University will improve the way frontline workers and health professionals respond to victims of sexual violence. The

Australians have started to embrace phone and video consultations for ancillary health services during COVID-19, with new data from Bupa revealing physiotherapy and psychology

With coronavirus restrictions preventing many patients from seeking urgent advice from their regular dentist, today the Australian Dental Association (ADA) has issued a new

The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we access health care, and dental care is no exception. Dentists are no longer allowed to

Dental pain can be very serious and sometimes people need urgent pain relief before they can get to a dentist. In the latest edition of Australian Prescriber,

Your wisdom teeth are those teeth at the back of your mouth that emerge in early 20s. Not only are they the last teeth to emerge, they usually don’t appear until you’re

Routine access to allied health professionals such as dietitians, nutritionists and exercise physiologists would reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s, according to a new

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The University of Adelaide will introduce a suite of Allied Health degrees to its educational line-up in 2021, enabling students to pursue studies in Physiotherapy, Speech

With around one in six women experiencing domestic violence at the hands of a partner according to figures from the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Personal Safety

The most common query from patients who are thinking about dental implants is the cost. The second most common question asked of dentists in Australia is whether or not health

The AASW welcomes the interim report on mental health by the Productivity Commission, and its emphasis on schools as places where young people’s mental health concerns

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation’s Physio Pitchfest announced Brodwen McBain from the Upper Limb Co as the winner of the Judges’ Award for The Pronosupinator.  

Public health measures to reduce obesity rates would help slow the rising burden of costs associated with knee osteoarthritis, projected to almost double to $370 million by

Osteopathy Australia is launching a new e-learning portal on Monday the 21st of October, with specially-designed up to date courses written by some of the top people in allied