Health

Psychedelic therapies will soon be legal in Australia

Australia is poised to be the first country in the world to legalise the prescribing of ecstasy and magic mushrooms, but experts have some concerns.

Hundreds of nurses join NSW public health system

More than 500 nursing and midwifery graduates are joining the NSW health system as the government works towards its goal of hiring more than 1000 new...

Regulator to issue 'rare' warnings about dodgy doctors

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency will have the power to issue public statements about practitioners who are a danger to public saf...

Health regulator to issue warnings about dodgy doctors

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency will have the power to issue public statements about practitioners who are a danger to public saf...

Jump in Victorians under 18 taking their own life

Youth suicides have continued to rise in Victoria over the past month according to figures revealed by the Coroner's Court.

Up to $70,000 in payments to lure doctors to rural Qld

A day after announcing up to $20,000 in incentives to attract police to Queensland, the state government has made a similar pledge for health workers.

Boost for mental health support services and training

Health care professionals and students will be provided extra training to help identify mental health challenges as part of a push to address service...

John Farnham recovering after chest infection scare

Singer John Farnham has made a full recovery from a chest infection that sent him to hospital just months after undergoing mouth cancer surgery.

WA to pay higher education debts of nurses, midwives

The WA government will allocate $4.2m in its budget to use as an incentive to help get nurses and midwives to work in remote areas.

WA to pay nurses and midwives' higher education debts

The WA government will allocate $4.2 million in its budget to help nurses and midwives willing to work in remote areas pay off their higher education...

'Waiting time rollercoaster' facing surgery patients

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare system has been described as a "waiting times rollercoaster'', with elective surgery patients af...

Heart bypass machine helping cardiac arrest patients

A portable machine used during the COVID-19 pandemic is revolutionising treatment for some Australian cardiac arrest patients by increasing survival c...

Combination rapid test for COVID, flu and RSV approved

A newly approved nasal swab is able to diagnose COVID-19, influenza and RSV within 15 minutes and is hoped to alleviate the spread of infection this w...

Sydney cancer centre data subject to ransom threat

A ransomware group has threatened to post a Sydney cancer centre's data online if it does not receive a ransom payment.

Parents to inform SA cochlear implant review

A review into a bungled cochlar ear implant program in South Australia will hear from affected families.

Tobacco tax hiked to snuff out vaping and smoking

Revenue from a federal budget hike in tobacco taxes will go towards programs to reduce smoking rates and vaping.

'No higher priority': Bold promise on GPs and Medicare

Health Minister Mark Butler has doubled down on grim warnings about the state of general practice and Medicare in a major speech to the National Press...

Tobacco tax hiked to stamp out vaping and smoking

Revenue from a federal budget hike in tobacco taxes will go towards programs to reduce smoking rates and vaping.

One in three Victorian ambulances taking too long

Ambulance response times continue to lag in Victoria, with new data showing it takes more than 15 minutes to respond to one in three Code One incident...

NSW hospital workers stop work in push for wage rise

Workers at a NSW hospital will walk off the job in a push to get the Minns government to deliver on a promise to scrap the public sector wage cap.