Public Health
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US health clinics grapple with federal funding squeeze AAP - 10-02-2025
President Donald Trump's executive orders have begun to disrupt patient care in the United States, as some providers cannot access essential federal funding, according
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Harvest celebrates native grains in community hands AAP - 09-02-2025
Gathering native grains in the northwest of NSW has become an annual festival, a space to yarn, and a chance to bring community together with university researchers.
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WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work AAP - 04-02-2025
World Health Organization member states will discuss cutting part of its budget by $US400 million ($A651 million) in light of President Trump's move to withdraw the United
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Puberty blockers and trans kids' care to be reviewed AAP - 02-02-2025
Australia's peak medical body will review the health care provided to transgender and gender-diverse children as the federal government attempts to stall the banning of
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Trump pick RFK rejects 'anti-vaccine' label in hearing AAP - 30-01-2025
Robert F Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top US health agency, has come under attack for his views on vaccines at a contentious Senate confirmation
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Young trans patients denied hormone therapy amid probe AAP - 29-01-2025
A landmark decision to block hormone therapies for young trans patients will cause "immeasurable trauma", critics warn. Queensland's Liberal National
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WHO chief urges end to attacks on Sudan health services AAP - 27-01-2025
The head of the World Health Organization has called for an end to attacks on health workers and facilities in Sudan after a drone attack on a hospital killed more than 70
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Only person with a functioning pig organ is thriving AAP - 26-01-2025
An Alabama woman has passed a major milestone to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61
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Wards shut as fears mount for mass psychiatrist walkout AAP - 22-01-2025
Wards have closed and hospitals are gearing up for the mental health crisis to worsen as public psychiatrist resignations begin trickling in. Almost two-thirds
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Free vaccine rollout to protect newborns from virus AAP - 19-01-2025
Pregnant women will have free access to a vaccine to protect their newborns from the leading cause of hospitalisation for babies. Free vaccines against respiratory
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No quick fix after years of warnings over health system AAP - 17-01-2025
Queensland's health system is under fire after a scathing audit revealed systemic failures, with the nurses union saying they sounded the alarm for years.
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Row erupts as creaking health system poses serious risk AAP - 16-01-2025
Significant reform is needed to Queensland's health system with a fresh audit exposing critical issues in its infrastructure, cybersecurity and patient care.
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Queensland Health in crisis, new report reveals AAP - 15-01-2025
Queensland's health system is in need of urgent reform after years of systemic breakdowns across infrastructure, cybersecurity and patient care, a new audit has revealed.
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Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly AAP - 14-01-2025
Fewer GP clinics than ever are taking on new bulk-billed patients, prompting calls to increase Medicare funding and stem the decline. Australia's bulk-billing
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New patients continue struggle to find bulk-billing GPs AAP - 13-01-2025
Fewer GP clinics than ever will take new bulk-billed customers and out-of-pocket charges continue to rise, in data labelled concerning but not surprising. Healthcare
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Hospital groups revealed for statewide health shake-up AAP - 10-01-2025
Network groupings for a state's 76 public health services have been unveiled but a cloud continues to hang over future funding levels. Health Minister Mary-Anne
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DIOSynVax Announces a new Advisory Board for NextGen Influenza Vaccines including Bird-Flu AAP - 09-01-2025
DIOSynVax, a clinical-stage biotechnology company at the forefront of developing innovative, broadly protective vaccines, built on the safety demonstrated by its "First
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'Sandwich carers' suffer poorer mental-physical health AAP - 07-01-2025
Parents juggling the responsibilities of caring for both ageing relatives and young children suffer from poorer mental and physical health over time, a British study shows.
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Powdered milk the 'whey' to go to meet fitness goals AAP - 05-01-2025
For years, fitness-obsessed Australians have been forking out big bucks for costly protein powders that promise to help them lose weight and retain muscle mass.
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More to do on Medicare and bulk-billing, Labor sayse AAP - 03-01-2025
Making it cheaper to see a doctor is expected to feature prominently in Labor's election pitch, with the federal health minister committed to strengthening Medicare before

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