Primary Healthcare

Australia is facing a critical shortage of General Practitioners (GPs),

People with O blood-type have been urged to make donations in the UK following a ransomware attack affecting data at major London hospitals. Affected hospitals

Singapore's healthcare landscape offers a myriad of options for those seeking medical attention. At the heart of this provision are two dominant players: the polyclinics

Junk food advertising could disappear from Australian children's entertainment platforms in a bid to stamp out childhood obesity. Marketing of unhealthy

GPs waste too much time on bureaucratic red tape using non-standardised templates and outdated data-sharing that should be spent on patient care. Improving

A long-awaited report on a proposed second supervised injecting room in Melbourne has been handed to government, but it isn't being released immediately.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $2.2 billion package to overhaul Medicare to shore up Australia's struggling healthcare system. A suite

Cough medicines containing pholcodine are being recalled from Australian pharmacies due to safety concerns. The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Tuesday

As health professionals, we know that health does not always run according to plan. Treatment may be needed when an individual is unable to participate in their own decision-making.

The federal budget must include a serious plan to address the nation's GP shortage or risk leaving health in a "perpetual state of crisis", South Australian

Overhauling Australia's ailing primary care network will be a top priority for Victoria at national cabinet this year. Visiting a newly opened urgent primary

As a dentist, your first priority should be to help your patients maintain healthy teeth and gums. After all, the health of one’s mouth can reflect the overall health

Concerns over staffing and patient safety will be front of mind as nurses and midwives rally outside a western Sydney hospital. The NSW Nurses and Midwives

As people in NSW wait longer than ever for ambulances and patients face prolonged delays before being treated in hospital, Labor says chronic underfunding has led to a degradation

The number of calls to alcohol support services in 2021 was triple that made before the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows. A new report from the Foundation

Volunteers returning to raise funds for Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital have been helped along with $4 million worth of lifelines thrown to the Good Friday Appeal.

Flu vaccinations are now mandatory for all Victorian healthcare workers. Public and private hospital staff, ambulance service workers and those in public residential

More than one in five young adults have tried vaping, as large numbers of the cohort shun tobacco smoking, according to new figures. Data released on Monday

Canberrans are being reminded to avoid wild mushrooms after a young child who ingested a death cap mushroom was hospitalised. Acting ACT chief health officer

NSW Health staff from Sydney are being deployed to the north coast to help with the flood crisis and deal with a lack of medical professionals amid growing reports of gastroenteritis.