Public Health
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'Enough' vaccines for free Vic flu program AAP - 01-06-2022
Victorian GPs and pharmacies will have enough vaccines to meet surging demand as a free jab program begins to combat a "nasty" influenza season, health authorities
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Qld plans tougher smoking, tobacco laws AAP - 01-06-2022
Smoking could be banned from more public places in Queensland as the state tries to crack down on second-hand smoke, underage users, illegal tobacco and vaping.
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Qld doctors seek Medicare, health reforms AAP - 28-05-2022
Queensland doctors are urging the Albanese government to increase Medicare rebates and hold a national summit to resuscitate health-care systems that are no longer fit for
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Qld makes flu jabs free amid rise in cases AAP - 24-05-2022
Queenslanders will have access to free flu jabs across the state as the government seeks to curb rising cases. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the initiative
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Care sector urges more govt pandemic help AAP - 23-05-2022
Aged and healthcare leaders have urged an incoming Labor government to bolster support for the fight against COVID-19. The Australian Aged Care Collaboration
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Rules to keep the democracy sausage safe AAP - 22-05-2022
As election-day hotplates are fired up around the country, health authorities hope the occasion doesn't deliver an outbreak of food poisoning. A federal
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Qld denies patient bypass, admits pressure AAP - 20-05-2022
The Queensland government has denied ambulance patients are being turned away from busy hospitals, but admits emergency department workers are "pretty much exhausted
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Vic children's hospital diverting patients AAP - 16-05-2022
Melbourne parents and carers have been asked to think twice about whether their children need to visit the emergency room, as the city's major children's hospital
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Helping older Australians avoid the Emergency Department HealthTimes - 12-05-2022
Improving the care of older Australians in a bid to help them avoid hospital emergency departments will be the focus a new project that federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says
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Future health planning gaps between GPs, nurses and the public exposed HealthTimes - 28-04-2022
As Australia’s population ages, nurses recommend people start actioning Advance Care Planning in their early 40s, 15 years ahead of what GPs suggest and what the public
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Patient ramping edged up in southeast Qld AAP - 27-04-2022
Almost half of all patients waited more than 30 minutes in an ambulance before being admitted to hospital in southeast Queensland in December. Queensland Ambulance
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Cost of medicines a key election issue AAP - 23-04-2022
Health and community pharmacy peak bodies have formed a coalition urging parties to recognise medicine affordability as a key election issue. The Pharmacy Guild
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WA woman's hospital death investigated AAP - 22-04-2022
Independent experts will investigate the death of a woman who suffered a heart attack after waiting for care at a regional West Australian hospital. The woman,
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Darwin port plan sparks health concerns AAP - 17-04-2022
A new Darwin port industrial hub spruiked by the deputy prime minister could have severe impacts on human health, a Northern Territory government environmental report says.
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Health practitioners' role in eliminating family violence - a survivor's story HealthTimes - 22-03-2022
Trigger warning: Some readers may find this article distressing. If you need support because of sexual assault, domestic or family violence you can call 1800 RESPECT for
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NSW takes historic first step towards better health for LGBTQI people HealthTimes - 18-03-2022
A new Health Centre to care for and support LGBTQ people to improve their health will be established by ACON as part of the first NSW LGBTIQ+ Health Strategy unveiled.
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Getting urgent medicines in a flood zone can be a life or death challenge HealthTimes - 08-03-2022
I’m writing this from the flooded far north coast of New South Wales, where all around me people are contending
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Qld Ambulance Service probes woman's death AAP - 14-01-2022
The Liberal National Party has described the death of a Townsville woman reportedly left waiting more than two hours for an ambulance as "absolutely shocking".
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared over AAP - 18-12-2021
The second outbreak of the Ebola disease this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially been declared over, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Emergency department patient numbers rise AAP - 14-12-2021
Public hospitals are seeing pre-pandemic levels of emergency department presentations, but how long patients have to wait depends on where they live. A report
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