Public Health
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Toxic algae warning for Sydney shellfish AAP - 21-12-2022
People are being warned not to eat shellfish caught in the Broken Bay area at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, due to possible health risks.
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Private health insurers must prove value AAP - 21-12-2022
Australian health insurers are being urged to deliver better value for money after making huge profits during the pandemic, as well as increasing spending on executives'
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Kids open wide for tooth decay study AAP - 17-12-2022
More than 30,000 Australian children aged five to 14 will be examined over the next four years to determine the extent and causes of tooth decay. In the first
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Poor health increasing among Australians AAP - 13-12-2022
Sickness and disease within the Australian population is on the rise for the first time in almost two decades - and COVID-19 is one of the leading causes. Despite
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Protection for genetic test results urged AAP - 13-12-2022
Insurance companies have been using the results of people's genetic tests to deny them cover, or raise the cost of their premiums, new research shows. Current
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Children's dental program funding extended AAP - 11-12-2022
Vulnerable children will receive further access to dental treatment following the extension of a government program. Funding for the child dental benefits schedule
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Leading GP fears for profession's future AAP - 05-12-2022
General practice will cease to exist unless there's a drastic overhaul of frontline medical services, the new head of Australia's peak body for GPs warns.
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NSW doctors slam 'disgusting' union advert AAP - 04-12-2022
NSW doctors are outraged by a new union advertisement calling for a royal commission into the the state's health budget, saying the campaign is a "cheap sucker punch"
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Patients abusing, attacking doctors, staff AAP - 29-11-2022
NSW doctors and medical staff working in private practice say they need greater protection from aggressive patients, amid reports they are being threatened, sworn at, slapped
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Doctor groups slam prescription changes AAP - 24-11-2022
Doctors have slammed a move allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics and reissue certain prescriptions under a Victorian Labor election promise, over fears it could increase
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Poppy seeds recalled amid poisonings AAP - 16-11-2022
A number of poppy seed products have been recalled after a series of poisonings around the country. Consumers are also being urged to check their pantries for
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Vic nurses, midwives pledged sign-on bonus AAP - 09-11-2022
Newly graduated nurses and midwives would be lured into the public health system with a $5000 sign-on bonus under a Labor election promise, as the coalition earmarks $66 million
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Aust life expectancy up despite COVID AAP - 08-11-2022
Australians are living longer despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused life expectancy to drop in many of the world's richest nations. Australian Bureau
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SA rolls out anti-vaping plan for schools AAP - 07-11-2022
The South Australian government is rolling out a new plan to reduce vaping among school students with more than $2 million in funding for preventative education campaigns
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NSW Labor commits $225m to Sydney hospital AAP - 07-11-2022
A new community mental health ward will make up some of at least 120 beds added to one of Sydney's busiest hospital if Labor wins the next state election.
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Prescription medicine costs set to lower AAP - 27-10-2022
Patients will have access to cheaper medicines at the pharmacy after new laws passed parliament. The legislation lowered the maximum general co-payment on the
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The new SHPA Don't Rush to Crush Handbook essential for all aged care settings HealthTimes - 21-10-2022
As Australia’s population ages and more people take more medicines, Don’t Rush to Crush is the indispensable frontline resource to manage risk and ensure
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Young women lead Victorian vaping jump AAP - 20-10-2022
The number of Victorians who vape has almost doubled since 2018 and young women are leading the take-up. A Cancer Council Victoria survey estimated more than
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Medicare rort claims 'atrocious' AAP - 17-10-2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has labelled reports the Medicare system is being rorted by up to $8 billion a year as atrocious. The comments come after a joint ABC
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One-third of IVF due to infertile men AAP - 15-10-2022
Male infertility was involved in one in every three rounds of IVF in 2020, with most of those men having no idea what affected their potency. Some 20 per cent
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