Health

Woman in hospital room. | Newsreel

Health insurers’ profits up 50% as April 1 hikes loom

As Australians are urged to re-assess their private health cover needs ahead of potential premium increases on April 1, new data reveals profits for health insurers have
Read more 12 February 2025
Ben Gales Queensland Office of Social Impact

Ben Gales to lead new Office of Social Impact

An executive at one Australia’s largest philanthropic organisations will lead Queensland’s first Office of Social Impact. Ben Gales, the current Chief Impact Officer
Read more 12 February 2025
Waiting room. | Newsreel

Jump in Queenslanders waiting to see specialists

More than 300,000 Queenslanders are on a waiting list to see a medical specialist, a more than five percent increase over 12 months. The December quarter health data
Read more 12 February 2025
Pregnant woman. | Newsreel

Climate change extending length of pregnancies

Climate change may be extending the length of human pregnancies, according to new West Australian research. A study by Perth’s Curtin University found exposure to
Read more 11 February 2025
Surgery. | Newsreel

$100m for extra elective surgeries in private hospitals

The Queensland Government will tap into capacity in the private health sector to deliver 10,000 extra elective surgeries this financial year. State Health Minister Tim
Read more 11 February 2025
Doctor looking at health data. | Newsreel

Critical funding to enhance health sector’s cyber defences

A Sunshine Coast business has boosted the region’s cyber-security credentials, securing a multi-million-dollar Federal grant to help keep the nation’s health sector
Read more 11 February 2025
Woman full after a meal. | Newsreel

Scientists pinpoint brain’s meal-stopper neuron

Researchers in the United States have zeroed in on a specific neuron in the brain which sends the signal to stop eating. The team at Columbia University found the
Read more 11 February 2025
Woman with a doctor. | Newsreel

$573m bump over five years for women’s health

More than half a billion dollars will be invested to lower the cost of women’s health care. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the $573.3 million package, to be
Read more 10 February 2025
Hobart harbour, Tasmania, Australia. | Newsreel

Healthy Hobart shines in new national index

A new measure for healthy living has identified Hobart as the healthiest city in Australia, with Brisbane hovering around the national average, but declining. The Monash
Read more 10 February 2025
Organ transplant. | Newsreel

Australian human tissue laws to be reviewed

Australian laws regarding the use of human tissue will be reviewed for the first time in almost 50 years. University of Adelaide lecturer Dr Maeghan Toews has been
Read more 10 February 2025