10-year study shows bariatric surgery safe and effective
A 10-year study has shown bariatric surgery is effective in lowering a person’s weight by up to 34 percent and reducing the need for diabetes medications.
A Monash
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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 more12 February 2025
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
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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
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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 more11 February 2025
$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 more11 February 2025
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
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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
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$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 more10 February 2025
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 more10 February 2025