Health

Phone app to help with heart attacks

The South Australian government has launched a smartphone app to help people suffering cardiac arrest to potentially get assistance quicker.

Vic syphilis spike linked to stillbirths

There's been an increase in the number of babies born with congenital syphilis in Victoria with the condition posing a major health risk for infants.

Overcrowded NSW hospitals impact patients

Blocked access and overcrowding has left NSW hospital emergency departments under intense pressure, a parliamentary report has found.

One-minute huffs and puffs to live longer

One-minute bursts of exercise could prevent premature death especially from cardiovascular disease, the results of a new study show.

Pandemic halted Victorian cancer screening

The latest Cancer in Victoria report has found there was a 4.3 per cent decline in the number of new cancer diagnoses in 2021.

Fears over wave of breast cancer unfounded

A feared spate of advanced breast cancer diagnoses does not appear to have resulted by temporarily suspending screenings during the pandemic.

COVID-19 wave strains Melbourne hospitals

The Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Alfred have deferred some elective surgeries due to staffing shortages and rising demand.

Melbourne hospitals defer elective surgery

The Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Alfred have deferred some elective surgeries due to staffing shortages and rising demand.

Shorter wait times at Victorian hospital

Families have been reminded to only attend the emergency department at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital in urgent cases after demand spiked overn...

Third meningococcal death in NSW

A third person has died from meningococcal disease in NSW this year and health authorities are urging people to be alert for symptoms of the infection...

Elective surgeries slump to 10-year low

The number of elective surgeries plunged to its lowest level in a decade amid widespread COVID-19 restrictions during the Delta and Omicron waves of t...

Report urges revamp of 'failing' Medicare

<p>A new report urges an overhaul of Medicare and the way GPs work because the current system is failing patients and doctors. </p>

Survey to check on true JEV cases

<p>South Australia is the latest state to join a national study into the number of cases of Japanese encephalitis virus across Australia.</p>

COVID cases rising faster in NSW, Vic

<p>Health authorities will be closely monitoring the latest COVID-19 case numbers after a recent rise in infections accelerated in NSW and Victoria.<b...

SA outlaws stealthing in sex law reform

<p>South Australia has made the "utterly abhorrent" act of stealthing, where a partner removes a condom during sex, a criminal offence.</p>

Glamorised tanning angers cancer victim

<p>A Brisbane woman fighting advanced skin cancer says glamorising tanning on social media feels like a "kick in the guts".</p>

Music app helps teens manage mental health

<p>A new music app has been launched to help young people understand and manage their mental health.</p>

Half of cancer patients face care hurdles

<p>Cancer patients say the complexities of navigating the medical system can make it difficult to make informed decisions about their treatment and li...

Patients abusing, attacking doctors, staff

<p>The AMA wants tougher penalties for people who assault health workers after a survey found doctors and staff are being verbally abused, threatened...

Tas lifts COVID alert level as cases rise

<p>Tasmania Health has raised the state's COVID-19 risk level to moderate after a 30 per cent lift in cases the past week and a spike in hospitalisati...