Gynaecology & Obstetrics Feature Articles
Numbers of nurses and midwives are rising in Australia ahead of population growth, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
University of Sydney researchers have discovered a promising treatment for osteoporosis, which is easily delivered in water soluble form.
Engaging in physical activities, including exercise as a leisure activity, could help protect women against ovarian cancer, a collaborative study by Curtin University has found.
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.
Maintenance of bone health is an important issue for cancer survivors, yet it is currently poorly managed, according to Flinders University medical oncologist Professor Bogda Koczwara. ...
Final results of a Monash-led three-year clinical trial assessing a novel procedure to treat blood pressure has been published today in the prestigious journal, The Lancet.
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 ...
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is calling on health minister Peter Dutton to come clean on the federal government's plans for Medicare Locals.
A study by researchers at the University of Nottingham has identified seven distinct types of breast cancer, a discovery which could lead to new and improved prognostic tests for ...
Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently announced $559.1 million for Australian health and medical researchers to generate new health discoveries across Australia.
A new breast cancer risk gene has been discovered which explains the early-onset breast cancer in some multiple-case breast cancer families.
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.
A world-first University of Sydney randomised controlled trial comparing continuity of midwifery care throughout pregnancy with standard public hospital care found that caseload ...
Virtually every human being on Earth can now be considered physiologically and biochemically polluted by human-made chemicals, a leading medical doctor told CleanUp 2013 in Melbourne ...
Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) scientists have discovered a new treatment for women with an ectopic pregnancy.
Women diagnosed with colorectal cancer who are physically active, don't smoke and aren't overweight or obese have dramatically improved survival rates, according to a new study by ...
Doctors lag behind nurses in hand hygiene in hospitals, despite widespread evidence that alcohol-based hand rub is the cheapest and most effective way to prevent infection, according ...
In a world first, new Australian medical research has given pregnant women with epilepsy new hope of reducing their chance of having a baby with physical birth defects.
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