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The long term sustainability of Australia's Medicare system is a pressing problem, but health minister Peter Dutton is right to avoid making any hasty decisions about reforming it, ...
The national rate of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) cases in public hospitals dropped between 2010-11 and 2012-13, according to a recent report released by the Australian ...
Learning from nature, researchers at Swinburne University of Technology have revealed the bacterial killing potential of black silicon, leading the way for the development of a new ...
A new report recommending an extension of nurses' scope of practice to diagnose and prescribe medication will lead to optimal health outcomes for patients across the national health ...
Australia's personally controlled electronic health records program is "struggling", the federal government recently admitted.
The world will be short of 12.9 million healthcare workers by 2035, with a figure already standing at 7.2 million, according to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report.
Reports released by the Council of Australian Government Reform Council (COAG) and the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) have highlighted the importance of health services ...
Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently announced $559.1 million for Australian health and medical researchers to generate new health discoveries across Australia.
The Australian Medicare Local Alliance (AML Alliance) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) have created a new partnership to enhance the role of the ...
Catherine King was congratulated by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) on her recent appointment to the position of Shadow Minister for Health.
In 2012-13, almost three-quarters of emergency department patients were 'seen on time' for their urgency (triage) category, according to a report recently released by the Australian ...
Victorians are being invited to nominate health promotion champions for the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Awards 2013, to be announced at a ceremony in Melbourne in December. ...
Australia is about to get its facts straight – that's the message from the team behind the ABC's newly launched Fact Check website and accompanying platforms including television, ...
Curtin University researchers have taken large strides towards revolutionising drug delivery for asthmatics and people with lung diseases, potentially saving thousands of lives and ...
Researchers are looking at how smoke from bushfires may pose risks to some people’s health.
New research revealing links between two global health challenges – depression and chronic lung disease – suggest screening for both disorders simultaneously could improve outcomes ...
The first study of the effects of Sydney’s air pollution on the development of asthma has been carried out at UNSW.
Hospitals have become a battleground where state of origin is the decisive factor in a fight over hospital internships.
More emphasis should be given to parents' needs when deciding whether or not to withdraw life support from critically ill children, according to a new book written by a University ...
A new learning course pioneered by two University of South Australia lecturers is aimed at raising the standard of handover of patient care in hospital and care facilities across ...
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