Australian-first plan to spot autism, ADHD in schools

Date of Posting: 12-06-2026

Occupational therapists and speech pathologists would spend 15 minutes assessing all prep students for neurodivergence under a state election policy. The Victorian coalition has promised to place specialists in prep classrooms across the state fro Read More...

FED:Proposed NDIS changes will 'regress from human rights'

Date of Posting: 12-06-2026

Australians with disabilities could have their access to work and social life stripped away under sweeping changes to the National Disabled Insurance Scheme. Rosemary Kayess, Australia's disability discrimination commissioner, delivered the gr Read More...

Hospital bed woes trigger boost for care-at-home scheme

Date of Posting: 11-06-2026

Vulnerable Australians are increasingly stranded in hospital while waiting for disability and aged care services, with a state government lashing federal efforts to help out. Hospital bed occupancy rates in NSW hit all-time highs in 2024-25 with n Read More...

Final send off for AFL legend after beastly battle

Last Updated: 11-06-2026

With a ride through the grounds where Neale Daniher made an indelible impact on and off the field, thousands of mourners formed a blue guard as a final farewell to the AFL legend and motor neurone disease crusader. Daniher, who became the symbol o Read More...

Kenyan police crack down on protest over Ebola facility

Date of Posting: 11-06-2026

Kenyan police have fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of protesters demonstrating against a ‌quarantine centre for Americans exposed to Ebola that the US has raced to build despite Kenyan court orders barring further work. The propos Read More...

Push to free up GPs with more pharmacist prescriptions

Date of Posting: 10-06-2026

Pharmacists are pushing for broader powers to prescribe medications, which they say will take pressure off GPs and the federal budget. And it could save patients from having to book a doctor's appointment every time they want to pick up a scri Read More...

FED:State funeral for research pioneer as cancer fight ends

Date of Posting: 10-06-2026

World-renowned melanoma pathologist Richard Scolyer, who died after a lengthy public battle with brain cancer, will be honoured in a state funeral. The 2024 Australian of the Year, who died aged 59 on Sunday, helped save thousands of people throug Read More...

Dangerous winter virus far more than 'just a bad cold'

Date of Posting: 09-06-2026

Older Australians are lining up for a new federally funded vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, as health leaders warn the common winter illness is far more dangerous than "just a bad cold". During RSV Awareness Week there's Read More...

FED:Renowned doctor Scolyer dies after public cancer battle

Date of Posting: 09-06-2026

Scientist Richard Scolyer has died following a lengthy public battle with brain cancer, saying in a statement that he would like to be remembered as "a proud everyday Aussie who 'gave it a crack',". The renowned melanoma patholog Read More...

Heart tech keeps wanderlust alive no matter where, when

Date of Posting: 09-06-2026

At almost 80 years old, John Rowell is living a life of wanderlust. "I'm doing what I should have done when I was 20," the Melbourne grandfather tells AAP from Turkey - the latest stop on his travels.[subscribe] "Until you st Read More...

Norway's crown princess on list for lung transplant

Last Updated: 08-06-2026

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on ‌a waiting list for a lung transplant after a further deterioration of her health, the royal ‌household says. The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegi Read More...

Doctor's drug prescribing had 'direct role' in deaths

Date of Posting: 08-06-2026

A former medical practitioner who was the subject of multiple red flags played a direct role in the deaths of two patients through grossly irresponsible drug prescribing, a coroner has found. Nicholas Brown, Matthew Winwood, Toni Wiki and Belinda Read More...

Tax changes push biotech and health sectors offside

Date of Posting: 08-06-2026

Some of Australia's leading health and life sciences organisations are urging Treasurer Jim Chalmers to review the changes to research and development taxes proposed in his budget. Sector advocates say while they're concerned over a number Read More...

Ebola cases hit 389 in DR Congo, including 63 deaths

Date of Posting: 07-06-2026

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has raised the number of confirmed Ebola cases to 389, including 63 deaths. DR Congo Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said Ebola infections had now spread across ​17 ​out of 36 health zones in Itu Read More...

'Gives women options': chemists to prescribe the pill

Date of Posting: 07-06-2026

Women waiting weeks and months in regional areas to get a doctor's appointment for a prescription for the pill can now head to their local pharmacy. NSW is the latest state to expand access to contraception beyond the GP's office after Vic Read More...

World-first for drivers who use medicinal cannabis

Date of Posting: 07-06-2026

When veteran and medicinal cannabis user Michael James tested positive for THC during a roadside stop, he could not see past his humiliation. It had been more than 12 hours since he took his prescription medicine and its effects had long dissipate Read More...

Australians with MND will be able to remain at home

Date of Posting: 05-06-2026

People living with a progressive disease will be able to remain at home as their health deteriorates due to changes in government rules. Health minister Mark Butler announced the Aged Care Rules would be changed to recognise motor neurone disease Read More...

Cruise ready to sail again after hantavirus outbreak

Date of Posting: 05-06-2026

A cruise ship that was at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak has been disinfected and is ready to set sail again with passengers, its operator says. The Hondius is to depart on Saturday for the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.[subscribe] Read More...

Thousands of older Australians still waiting for care

Date of Posting: 04-06-2026

More than 100,000 people are still on wait lists for in-home aged care despite the wait times falling. The latest quarterly data for the first three months of 2026 showed wait times go down by two weeks for high priority cases from between 1.5 and Read More...

'Unprecedented' cancer jab can destroy whole tumours

Date of Posting: 04-06-2026

Doctors have praised "unprecedentedly strong responses" to an injection that eradicated entire tumours in otherwise treatment-resistant cancer cases during a trial. It shrank the tumours for 42 per cent of patients in the Institute of Ca Read More...

Fight to slay MND 'beast' goes on after Daniher's death

Last Updated: 04-06-2026

Motor neurone disease remains a death sentence but researchers are making progress on deciphering the cause and developing better therapies. The terminal condition has been thrust back to the forefront of Australia's collective consciousness i Read More...

WHO reports 906 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo

Date of Posting: 03-06-2026

The World Health Organization says there are 906 suspected cases of Ebola ‌in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 223 suspected deaths that ‌are being investigated. An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is continuing in t Read More...

Blood test could detect Alzheimer's 'decades before'

Date of Posting: 03-06-2026

A simple blood test that measures the hallmark proteins associated with Alzheimer's could detect the disease decades before symptoms appear, a study suggests. The findings show Alzheimer's may be present in midlife and already linked to co Read More...

Baby's death after home birth could have been avoided

Date of Posting: 03-06-2026

A baby's death could have been avoided if a mother was transferred to hospital at the first sign of distress during her home birth. Victorian coroner Dimitra Dubrow made the finding for the boy, known as Baby R, on Friday following an inquest Read More...

Creating Safer and More Supportive Healthcare Environments Without Increasing Operational Burden

Last Updated: 02-06-2026

Safety in healthcare environments has become a leading priority for operators and management across Australia. The large flow of visitors through hospitals and the constant need for observational care in specialist units is time intensive and places Read More...

Dentists who see signs of DV given new tools to respond

Last Updated: 02-06-2026

Dentists who notice their patients may be experiencing domestic violence will have better guidance on how best to respond as advocates say the profession is uniquely positioned to identify abuse. A first-of-its-kind legal guide has been released a Read More...

'Game-changing' diabetes treatment approved

Last Updated: 02-06-2026

Pricking the skin with insulin syringes could be a thing of the past for more than 145,000 Australians living with type 1 diabetes due to the approval of a breakthrough treatment. Heralded as the most important innovation since insulin was discove Read More...

Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

Tens of billions of dollars worth of roads, rail, hospitals and energy assets in one state alone are at risk of damage or destruction from climate change-fuelled extreme weather. In what has been billed as an Australian first, Victoria's indep Read More...

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

Travellers from West Africa could soon face additional screening for the deadly Ebola virus. The country's chief health officers met on Monday to consider the next steps in combating a strain of Ebola sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo Read More...

NT:'This is serious': respiratory disease outbreak spreads

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across three states amid fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community. The National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System reports 133 notifications of the di Read More...

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

Two deaths from a mosquito-borne virus in an outback town have prompted a warning for people to cover up and use insect repellent. Northern Territory health authorities on Tuesday confirmed two people had died from Murray Valley encephalitis, a ra Read More...

Elderly man's fatal overdose after pharmacy error

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

An elderly vision-impaired man who was given medication from an incorrectly labelled pill organiser subsequently died from a drug overdose, an inquest has heard. South Australian coroner Emma Roper is inquiring into the death of Pelayo Del Carmen Read More...

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

A dip in vaccination rates has been blamed for one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks as the rare respiratory disease continues to spread. Hundreds of cases spanning three states and a territory have been reported amid fears the highly Read More...

A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

A rural mother has to travel six hours interstate every fortnight as she expands her family, an emotional quest that has likely cost her more than $100,000. Sophie Fletcher, a farmer and mother-of-two from Walcha, in northern NSW, has also taken s Read More...

Fatality confirmed, disease rate dropping amid outbreak

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has officially claimed its first fatality after tests confirmed the disease was the probable cause. However, authorities say the rate of cases has dramatically dropped in the Northern Territory at Read More...

Reported diphtheria death denied by health authority

Last Updated: 01-06-2026

Reports a second person with diphtheria has died in an outback town have been rejected by a territory's public heath authority. The Northern Territory is at the centre of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak in decades, with cases of the Read More...

QLD:Show and tell turns toxic in outback mercury scare

Date of Posting: 01-06-2026

Show and tell has gone horribly wrong in a tiny outback town after children brought vials of liquid mercury to school, triggering a hazardous materials scare that shut down large parts of Cunnamulla. Believing they'd found something special at Read More...

Paediatric physiotherapy at a turning point: early intervention, Thriving Kids and the road ahead

Date of Posting: 29-05-2026

Australia’s early childhood support system is about to change, and paediatric physiotherapists need to be part of the conversation now. From 1 October 2026, the Australian Government will begin rolling out Thriving Kids, a new national suppo Read More...

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

Date of Posting: 25-05-2026

Illicit tobacco sales are destroying the livelihoods of legitimate retailers and the market will be "fully illicit" within two years, a Senate inquiry has been told. Demand for illegal tobacco has exploded in Australia because of large t Read More...

The Research Case for Creatine Beyond the Gym

Last Updated: 24-05-2026

Most people first hear about creatine from a teenager. A son who has just joined a gym. A nephew who has discovered protein powder. A patient turning up to a GP appointment with a tub his mate just bought him, asking mid-consultation whether the stuf Read More...