'She deserved dignity': family's anger over NDIS death

Date of Posting: 14-09-2026

The legacy of a woman with cerebral palsy who died in squalid conditions must be stronger protection for vulnerable people, her brother says. Adelaide woman Ann-Marie Smith died in hospital in April 2020 from septic shock, multiple organ failure, Read More...

The mounting toll of Australia's H5 bird flu outbreak

Date of Posting: 14-09-2026

HOW MANY H5 BIRD FLU EVENTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN AUSTRALIA? * 298 events, which can involve one or more cases, in wild birds across the nation as of 4pm AEST on August 22[subscribe] * 10 in Western Australia, 183 in South Australia, 11 in NSW Read More...

Race to vaccinate after deadly bird flu milestone

Date of Posting: 13-09-2026

A world-leading push to vaccinate penguins on Phillip Island against an outbreak of bird flu is under way after Australia recorded its first case of the disease in a mammal. A long-nosed fur seal at Beachport in South Australia tested positive for Read More...

Mobility tests aren't a crystal ball on ageing: experts

Date of Posting: 13-09-2026

Hand grip strength. Balance tests. Standing up from a seated position on the floor. These physical challenges are often touted as measurements of healthy ageing and even predictors of longevity. They can provide valuable indications of your stamin Read More...

Parton still healing after 'hard times' with health

Date of Posting: 13-09-2026

Dolly Parton put her own health to the side while caring for her husband before his death in 2025. The country music star, 80, has spoken out about her ongoing health problems after she was forced to pull out of a Dollywood appearance earlier in A Read More...

Labor putting bite on rivals with free dental pitch

Date of Posting: 11-09-2026

Victorians are being promised free dental checkups as the opening plank in a cost-of-living election pitch. Premier Ben Carroll says 10 walk-in dental clinics offering services without charge will be established if his government is re-elected in Read More...

Anna Faris quits alcohol to stop 'self-sabotage'

Date of Posting: 11-09-2026

Anna Faris has given up drinking alcohol because she found "there's a correlation between drinking and depression". The Scary Movie star has admitted she feels a lot better since quitting booze and she now appreciates when she is rec Read More...

Warning on addiction help amid funding uncertainty

Date of Posting: 11-09-2026

Half a million Australians have no access to desperately needed drug and alcohol addiction help, and funding uncertainty is intensifying the risk to existing services, a peak health provider warns. The Australasian Therapeutic Communities Associat Read More...

The future of healthcare needs a new kind of leader

Last Updated: 10-09-2026

Healthcare is changing faster than ever before. Artificial intelligence is entering clinical workflows. Telehealth is transforming how patients access care. Digital records, data-driven decision making and emerging technologies are reshaping healthca Read More...

Fast Track to Becoming a Registered Nurse: A Graduate Pathway for Career Changers

Last Updated: 10-09-2026

Australia's nursing shortage is no longer a future challenge – it's a reality being felt every day across hospitals, aged care, disability services and community health settings. Regional and rural communities are experiencing the gr Read More...

Congo gets Ebola vaccine that helped in other outbreaks

Date of Posting: 10-09-2026

Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola outbreak in history. The Ervebo vaccine Read More...

Insurer pleased more people taking care of their health

Date of Posting: 10-09-2026

Australia's largest listed health insurer has seen a rise in the number of customers taking advantage of its wellbeing programs, after lifting its annual earnings. Medibank Private paid out $6.9 billion in health insurance claims to its more t Read More...

Two-year extension on home support program for elderly

Date of Posting: 10-09-2026

Labor has vowed to keep the first port of call for older Australians entering the aged care system operating, less than a year before it was due to be cut. The Commonwealth Home Support Program, which provides basic services such as cleaning, gard Read More...

From AI to aged care: Why health leadership is becoming healthcare's most important skill

Last Updated: 09-09-2026

Across Australia, healthcare organisations are facing unprecedented transformation. Artificial intelligence is changing clinical decision-making. Telehealth is reshaping patient access. Community expectations continue to grow. Regulatory environments Read More...

Patients with chronic health woes plea for end to tax

Date of Posting: 09-09-2026

Health care professionals practising a niche specialty aimed at alleviating chronic conditions are calling for the removal of a tax they say disadvantages their patients, who have decended on Canberra to plead their case. Exercise physiologists vi Read More...

Mental health 'stripped away' amid rolling disasters

Date of Posting: 09-09-2026

Farmer Jane Polson lost more than 100 cattle in a historic flood, just one week before she had a baby. Four years later, her family's dairy operation on the NSW mid-north coast was hit by a more severe flood, which gutted four farmhouses and d Read More...

Heart disease injection edges industry closer to cure

Date of Posting: 09-09-2026

A world-first injection that reverses a genetic form of heart disease could soon provide a treatment alternative to transplants, medication and implantable heart devices. Researchers from Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne have Read More...

A woman has told how maggots were found in a wound in her mother's heel

Last Updated: 08-09-2026

A woman has wept while telling the aged care royal commission how maggots were found in a wound in her late mother's heel due to neglect by staff. A woman has told how maggots were found in a wound in her mother's heel shortly before her d Read More...

The Patient I Still Think About: voices from across the lifespan

Last Updated: 08-09-2026

We asked three physiotherapists to share a patient encounter that stayed with them -- one that changed how they practise. Names and identifying details have been changed. "I kept treating the knee. I should have been treating the fear."[ Read More...

Dementia and Movement: The Role of Physiotherapy in Non-Pharmacological Care

Last Updated: 08-09-2026

According to Dementia Australia, there are an estimated 446,500 Australians living with dementia in 2026, a figure projected to reach 812,500 by 2054. As aged care demand grows under the Support at Home program, physiotherapists across all settings w Read More...

The Still Point: A Reflection on Presence in Midwifery Practice

Last Updated: 08-09-2026

There is a moment in every birth that no monitor captures. It comes before the pushing, sometimes before the labour is even established. It is the moment a woman looks at you and decides whether she trusts you. It does not take long. Women are rea Read More...

Midwifery Care for Women with Gestational Diabetes: Beyond Blood Sugar

Last Updated: 08-09-2026

A diagnosis of gestational diabetes lands differently for every woman. For some it is expected, even anticipated. For others it arrives as a shock mid-pregnancy, triggering anxiety, guilt, and a sudden flood of information about glucose targets, diet Read More...

Recognising and Responding to Fetal Growth Restriction: The Midwife's Role

Last Updated: 08-09-2026

Not every small baby is a baby in trouble. But some are, and the difference matters enormously. Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is one of the most significant and preventable contributors to stillbirth in Australia, yet it remains chronically underdet Read More...

King's cancer diagnosis difficult to keep quiet: Queen

Date of Posting: 08-09-2026

Queen Camilla has spoken publicly for the first time about how hard it was to keep her husband King Charles' cancer diagnosis ‌initially private. Buckingham Palace revealed in February 2024 that the British monarch was undergoing treatmen Read More...

Good sleep in midlife could extend working life: study

Date of Posting: 08-09-2026

People who have a healthy sleeping pattern in middle age tend to keep working for longer, a study suggests. Meanwhile, sleeping for lengthy periods of nine hours or more, or being disturbed regularly, were linked to leaving the workforce up to nin Read More...

Fears for injured wildlife as bird flu spreads

Date of Posting: 08-09-2026

Injured wildlife could be left without veterinary care as clinics turn away animals while bird flu sweeps across Australia, an expert has warned. The virus is emerging as a major animal welfare test as H5 detections climb and vets pull back from t Read More...

Congo's Ebola death rate nears 50 per cent, 5000 cases

Date of Posting: 07-09-2026

More than 5000 Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Africa. Since May, 5021 people have been confirmed as infected with the highly con Read More...

Sweeping NDIS changes get the green light

Date of Posting: 07-09-2026

Dozens of eleventh-hour amendments to a controversial bill designed to claw back runaway disability spending have passed the upper house despite outcry from advocates. Labor has been touting changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, inc Read More...

'Sleeper issue': aged care too reliant on migrant work

Date of Posting: 07-09-2026

A dependency on migrant workers to keep Australia's aged care sector afloat remains a "sleeper issue" that could leave older citizens vulnerable. Migrant workers are the backbone of the domestic aged care workforce, Ageing Australia Read More...

Blood plasma giant's share price revives on growth path

Date of Posting: 06-09-2026

The interim leader of an embattled Australian healthcare giant has assured shareholders the company will return to growth, despite posting a dizzying $3.7 billion annual loss. Blood plasma product manufacturer CSL's share price has tumbled by Read More...

Hearing loss and dementia link can drive implant growth

Date of Posting: 06-09-2026

An Australian company that pioneered hearing implants sees its future growth in the ongoing "medicalisation" of adult hearing loss, after suffering a fall in earnings on softer markets in the Middle East and China. But chief executive Di Read More...

'You are failing us': veteran concern over health cap

Last Updated: 06-09-2026

Veteran advocacy groups have accused the federal minister as letting them down over a proposed cap for their health care. Changes outlined in the federal budget will impose a $5000 annual limit on allied health services for veterans, which Labor s Read More...

Women's use of peptides exposes another health care gap

Last Updated: 03-09-2026

An information vaccum on steroid, peptide, and stimulant use among women in the fitness industry has created another gendered health gap. Women's use of performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) carries a distinct set of risks to men, and Read More...

'Enormous' mental health toll for women with endo

Date of Posting: 03-09-2026

Women living with endometriosis or ovarian cysts with a hormone imbalance are also experiencing high rates of depression, prompting calls for greater mental health support alongside physical healthcare. Research published by Women's Mental Hea Read More...

Coalition, One Nation revive push on abortion crackdown

Date of Posting: 03-09-2026

Conservative politicians have reignited debate about the rights of babies born alive via terminations, joining with a prominent religious group to campaign for stricter policy. Coalition MP Llew O'Brien introduced a bill to federal parliament Read More...

DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest in country's history

Date of Posting: 02-09-2026

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2325 people, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest in the country's ‌history. Congo's public health institute on Sunday said in its latest Read More...

Push on to shake up 'best before' and 'use-by' dates

Date of Posting: 02-09-2026

As a kid, Emma Willliams' favourite dinner was McDonalds. But now a mum-of-two with a backyard full of chickens, she's desperate for her family to avoid packaged foods and is making it her mission to minimise food waste.[subscribe] &quo Read More...

Little penguin dies from bird flu as case numbers grow

Date of Posting: 02-09-2026

A little penguin has died from bird flu before a vaccination program begins, among new positive detections of the deadly disease in wild birds across two states. Victorian authorities confirmed the death of a penguin from Phillip Island on Saturda Read More...

Why Environmental Contamination Is Becoming a Bigger Focus in Australian Healthcare

Last Updated: 01-09-2026

Photo by Patty Brito on Unsplash Environmental contamination is no longer viewed as simply a housekeeping issue in Australian healthcare. From frequently touched surfaces and shared equipment to floors, furnishings and air-handling systems, the ca Read More...

Face of risky drinking 'quietly changing' in Australia

Date of Posting: 01-09-2026

Every day, as the clock struck five, Mish Wright would pour herself a crisp glass of Sauvignon Blanc. By the end of the evening, the better part of the bottle was gone.[subscribe] "I would knock off at five o'clock with a glass of wine Read More...