Health Policy

A suspended chiropractor who continued to practise for 16 months has been sentenced to community work after his lawyer said he acted out of concern for patients rather than

Loyalists to Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar are barred from running the Victorian branch in the ongoing legal fight over alleged rorting of union funds.

A new study led by Monash University has revealed patients are surprisingly happy with telehealth consults for a range of health services, including allied health.

A man has been awarded more than $2 million in compensation after suffering a stroke and brain damage resulting from improper treatment at a Queensland hospital.

Victorian coroners have thrown their weight behind calls for a drug testing trial in the state following the deaths of two men they believe unknowingly took synthetic substances.

National policies on alcohol should consider gender, the World Health Organisation says, warning the industry is increasingly targeting women who face greater health risks

ustralia's peak medical body wants independent oversight of price hikes to private health insurance premiums, following a more than three per cent spike.

The Albanese government is resisting pressure to markedly increase health insurance premiums in another looming cost-of-living blow to struggling Australian families.

Experienced emergency physicians would be on standby at a music festival under an official pitch to the Victorian government to host a free pill testing trial.

Young Australians overwhelmingly want the right to a healthy environment enshrined in law to keep pace with standards overseas. Nine out of 10 people aged 13

More than 30 tonnes of vapes which falsely claimed to be nicotine-free, have been seized by the Australian Border Force and the medical regulator. Over the

With more young people vaping and schools at a loss how to prevent it, the NSW government will host a panel of experts and interest groups to help guide policy measures.

Doctors and general practice owners have welcomed a decision by the Queensland government to not subject GPs to extra payroll taxes. Treasurer Cameron Dick

HealthCert Education, Australia’s only university quality-assured medical education provider, proudly announces its partnership as a major CPD provider for the Royal

Two Indigenous people are dying each week of an entirely preventable heart disease. When most people pick up the Strep A bacteria, it's a simple case of

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A last-ditch effort to block pharmacies needing to bring in 60-day medicine dispensing is expected to fail. The opposition is moving in federal parliament to

Medical abortions will be easier to access under loosened rules that allow doctors and pharmacists without specialist certification to prescribe termination pills.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have been safely giving birth on country for more than 60,000 years. And there's a growing body of evidence

Close to 30 people have received permits and 12 have died during the first three months of South Australia's new assisted dying laws. The state government