Extra GP time for women with endometriosis
Extended consultations for women with endometriosis and complex gynaecological conditions will be covered by Medicare next year.
From July 1, 2025, two new items will be
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World-first treatment program for flood survivors
Southern Cross University has been chosen to trial a new treatment program to help residents of northern NSW suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the
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Push for breastfeeding to be a carbon offset
Australian researchers say breastfeeding should be treated as a carbon offset in global plans for a sustainable public health system.
In a report prepared for the World
Read more8 May 2024
Digital health investment would boost care
The use of digital technology and artificial intelligence in healthcare could reduce staff workload by 30 percent and free up more resources for patient care.
New
Read more8 May 2024
New robot skin to revolutionise carer industry
Robots with flexible human-like skin are a step closer following a breakthrough by researchers at the University of Texas.
The research team developed a “first-ever”
Read more7 May 2024
Work begins on $1.3b Toowoomba Hospital
Work began on a new Toowoomba Hospital as a new day surgery in the Darling Downs city was officially opened this week.
The newly-opened $42 million Bunya Day Surgery
Read more6 May 2024
Billion-dollar boost for medical research
Almost $2 billion will be invested in medical research under a new Federal Government initiative.
The bulk of the funding, $1.4 billion, will be allocated through the
Read more2 May 2024
Focus on pornography as driver of misogyny
The Federal Government will make it harder for young people to access pornography as it grapples with the misogyny underpinning the increase in men’s violence against
Read more1 May 2024
Coast home for national PTSD research
The Sunshine Coast is home to a new national research centre dedicated to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The University of the Sunshine Coast’s National PTSD
Read more1 May 2024
Indigenous respiratory illness needs early intervention
With respiratory-related hospitalisations for Indigenous people well over twice the rate of other Australians, public health strategies are needed to address underlying
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