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US CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all
Date of Posting: 09-10-2025
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone — leaving the choice up to patients. The government health agency on Monday Read More...
Why the job of a local GP has become more complicated
Date of Posting: 08-10-2025
GPs are having to see patients for longer appointments to treat more complex medical needs, a snapshot of Australian practice reveals. The Health of the Nation report also finds a slight increase in the number of people delaying a visit to the doc Read More...
Nobel in medicine goes to trio for immunity research
Date of Posting: 08-10-2025
Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for "their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance". The 2025 prize "relates to how we keep our immune sy Read More...
Women urged to self-test as STI infections climb
Date of Posting: 08-10-2025
Shame, stigma and outdated sentiments about women's sexual wellness are contributing to a growing crisis around increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections and a decline in testing. STI rates have surged across Australia by 46 per cent Read More...
States hit emergency alert over 'unfair' hospital funds
Last Updated: 07-10-2025
State and territory treasurers from both sides of the political aisle are demanding the Albanese government keep its word and open up the purse strings for public hospitals. Negotiations have turned bitter over a five-year hospital funding agreeme Read More...
Overdose-reversing medication to be kept at pubs, clubs
Date of Posting: 07-10-2025
Pubs, clubs and music venues in Australia's cocaine consumption capital will be able to keep medication on hand to reverse opioid overdoses. Licensed venues in NSW have been invited to participate in a voluntary program providing naloxone nasa Read More...
Major change to IVF treatments for donors and families
Date of Posting: 07-10-2025
Women whose IVF care was paused due to providers exceeding donor limits will be given exemptions to complete treatment. NSW Health announced it would wave through certain treatments weeks after discovering embattled provider Monash IVF had potenti Read More...
States and feds go toe-to-toe over hospital funding
Last Updated: 06-10-2025
Angry state premiers from both sides of politics have accused the federal government of driving up pressure on the hospital system by failing to properly fund the aged care sector. The states have also taken the Commonwealth to task for what they Read More...
States say funding shortfall puts hospital care at risk
Last Updated: 06-10-2025
Battlelines are being drawn in a fight between states and the federal government over who should pay for health and disability services. In a blistering statement, state and territory health ministers claim Commonwealth funding is falling tens of Read More...
Labor accused of reneging on landmark health, NDIS deal
Date of Posting: 06-10-2025
The federal government is trying to short-change states and territories out of tens of billions of dollars in health funding by reneging on a historic deal, concerned premiers say. The potential shortfall would affect the quality of hospital servi Read More...
Glimmer of fertility hope in early skin cell experiment
Date of Posting: 05-10-2025
Human skin cells may one day be used to create functional human eggs in a step toward helping women have their own genetic children when their natural eggs are dysfunctional, according to very early lab experiments reported in a scientific journal. Read More...
Aged care workers to get fourth pay bump in three years
Date of Posting: 05-10-2025
Aged care workers will receive more money in their pocket, with a fourth pay rise in three years set to take effect. Wednesday's increase means a level two registered nurse, which is the most common level, will receive an extra $60.20 a week, Read More...
Over half of Aussie men meet criteria for loneliness
Date of Posting: 05-10-2025
Australian men say they are lonelier than ever, with more than half meeting the criteria for loneliness and lacking companionship. Men who experience loneliness are roughly twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts compared with those who do not.[ Read More...
Doctor denies sexually abusing four patients
Date of Posting: 03-10-2025
A doctor will face trial over allegations he sexually abused four patients - including a teenager - after charges related to a fifth female patient were withdrawn. Ahmed Al-Sudani, 47, was charged with six counts each of rape and sexual touching w Read More...
Missed cancer scans reveal major hospital bungle
Date of Posting: 03-10-2025
A five-week delay reviewing the scans of one terminally ill cancer patient has triggered checks for thousands more cases after failures at a major hospital. In the second Queensland Health bungle revealed in two days, patients at Caboolture Hospit Read More...
Easier access to prescriptions as nurses' powers grow
Date of Posting: 03-10-2025
Australians will soon be able to more easily access medicines as nurses are given more powers to prescribe. Registered nurses who receive specific training will be qualified to prescribe medicines for issues such as blood pressure, diabetes, pain Read More...
Health body leading by example with Indigenous voice
Date of Posting: 01-10-2025
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices will be "front and centre" on public health issues that impact them with the establishment of a voice to a major peak body. The Public Health Association of Australia voted almost unanimously Read More...
Aussies could miss out under Trump drug pricing plan
Date of Posting: 01-10-2025
Australians could miss out on access to "life-changing" medicines after Donald Trump announced plans to cut drug costs in the US. President Trump signed an executive order in May asking American drug manufacturers to lower their prices b Read More...
Drinking any amount of alcohol may raise dementia risk
Date of Posting: 01-10-2025
Drinking any amount of alcohol could increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a UK study. The findings challenge the idea that light drinking could benefit brain health, researchers said.[subscribe] They also suggest that cutting Read More...
Parents need boost to lift flagging vaccination rate
Date of Posting: 30-09-2025
Parents need practical strategies such as easier access to appointments and bulk-billing to help reverse a concerning decline in childhood vaccination rates, research has found. The National Vaccination Insights project found out-of-pocket costs, Read More...
'Frustrating' chronic condition impacting Aussie women
Last Updated: 30-09-2025
Australian women are twice as likely as men to experience migraines, with sufferers and researchers saying investment is needed to find treatments that would help close the significant health blind spot. One in three Australian women is living wit Read More...
A new Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens
Date of Posting: 30-09-2025
As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo, health authorities and organisations are sounding the alarm, warning they lack the funds and resources to mount an effective response to the crisis. The World Health Organisation said Read More...
Frontline Burnout: Why Health Workers Are Still Struggling to Recover
Last Updated: 30-09-2025
Five years on from the first COVID-19 lockdowns, Australia’s health system has moved beyond crisis mode — but for many frontline staff, the exhaustion never really ended. Pandemic surges may have eased, yet the backlog of delayed care, ch Read More...
Digital Mental Health: Can Apps and AI Bridge the Gap?
Last Updated: 30-09-2025
Australia’s mental health system continues to face mounting pressure, with demand for services outstripping supply. Waiting lists for psychologists can stretch for months, while cost and geography remain barriers for many, particularly in rural Read More...
TikTok Therapy and Online Mental Health Trends: What Are Young Australians Really Learning?
Last Updated: 30-09-2025
In recent years, TikTok has become much more than a platform for dance challenges and viral trends. For many young Australians, it’s also a place to learn about mental health, seek advice and find community. With mental health issues on the ris Read More...
Sleep Deprivation and Shift Work: The Silent Mental Health Crisis Among Australian Nurses
Last Updated: 30-09-2025
For many nurses in Australia, sleep isn’t a guarantee — it’s a luxury. Long night shifts, back-to-back rosters, and the constant pressure of caring for others often mean rest comes last on the list. While it’s easy to shrug of Read More...
Silent Grief: Supporting Mental Health After Early Pregnancy Loss in Australia
Last Updated: 30-09-2025
Early pregnancy loss, known as a miscarriage, is an experience that affects many people in Australia, yet it often remains a silent grief that goes unspoken. For most, the pain goes beyond the physical. The emotional toll can be long-lasting and isol Read More...
Indigenous Perspectives on Mental Wellbeing
Date of Posting: 30-09-2025
On a cool morning in Arnhem Land, a group of young people walk quietly across red earth alongside their Elders. The day begins not with therapy sessions or paperwork, but with ceremony, song, and time on Country. Here, healing is not delivered in a c Read More...
No autism link with paracetamol use in pregnancy: WHO
Date of Posting: 29-09-2025
No conclusive scientific evidence confirms a possible link between autism and the use of paracetamol during pregnancy, the World Health Organisation says. No consistent association between autism and paracetamol use had been established, the WHO s Read More...
Minister rebukes Trump for 'worrying' autism claims
Date of Posting: 29-09-2025
Australia's health minister has rapped Donald Trump over the knuckles for spreading "worrying" unproven claims on autism. Flanked by Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US president baselessly linked autism to the use of parace Read More...
Gambling harm impacting mental health and relationships
Date of Posting: 29-09-2025
More than three million Australian adults have experienced harm from gambling in the past year, with participation on the rise and punters losing significant amounts of money. A study of almost 4000 people by the Australian Gambling Research Centr Read More...
Aboriginal people report less respectful hospital care
Date of Posting: 28-09-2025
First Nations patients are less likely have positive experiences of care in hospital than their non-Indigenous counterparts, but Aboriginal health workers can make a significant difference, a report has found. In 2024, 60 per cent of Indigenous pa Read More...
Sudan cholera rate rising at 'alarming' rate, says UN
Date of Posting: 28-09-2025
The number of reported cholera cases is increasing in Darfur and more than 3000 people across all of Sudan have died from the illness over the last 14 months of civil war, the UN health agency said. The current outbreak of the bacterial infection Read More...
EU, UK counter Trump warnings on autism and pregnancy
Date of Posting: 28-09-2025
European Union and British health agencies confirmed the safety of paracetamol during pregnancy, disputing a warning from US President Donald Trump linking the popular pain medication to autism. The World Health Organisation said evidence of a lin Read More...
'No evidence': medical experts reject autism claims
Date of Posting: 26-09-2025
Australia's top medical authorities have emphatically rejected Donald Trump's claim of a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism. Chief medical officer Michael Kidd and the Therapeutic Goods Administration joined other global Read More...
Coroner probes death of newborn baby in hospital
Date of Posting: 26-09-2025
Hugo McGregor lived for only five days before his parents made the heartbreaking decision to turn off his life support. An inquest into Hugo's hospital death is underway in the Queensland coroners court at Townsville, detailing the string of p Read More...
Trump links autism to Tylenol, claim disputed by medics
Date of Posting: 26-09-2025
President Donald Trump has linked autism to the use of popular pain medication Tylenol, elevating a claim not backed by scientific evidence to the forefront of US health policy. In an extraordinary news conference at the White House, the Republica Read More...
Vaccine site could save Australia billions in pandemic
Date of Posting: 25-09-2025
Australia's first fully integrated mRNA vaccine facility could help the nation avoid billions in costs from the next pandemic, as Moderna defends a controversial government deal as a necessary investment. Having an onshore capability to manufa Read More...
Aged care operator's shares dive on funding expectation
Last Updated: 25-09-2025
Shares in Regis Healthcare have plunged after the aged care operator said the government's latest funding package fell short of expectations. Regis said on Monday its review found the government's funding package announced on September 12 Read More...
Review highlights risks from chemicals in plastics
Date of Posting: 25-09-2025
Early exposure to chemicals found in plastics can pose significant health risks to children that last into adulthood, according to an analysis of hundreds of recent studies published in the journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. The rev Read More...
