Health

Nurses not interested in New Zealand despite need

Just 49 nurses arrived in New Zealand last month, according to Immigration New Zealand, with not many more applying for visas.

Case study links sudden deafness to COVID-19

The experience of a nurse who suffered sudden deafness after contracting COVID-19 has prompted a call for the condition to be listed as a potential si...

More aged care facilities close after nursing mandate

Brightwater Care Group has confirmed three of its Perth facilities will close in the next 12 months due to new staffing requirements.

War of words erupts over Wesley aged care closures

Wesley Mission will close its three remaining residential aged care homes in Sydney, citing staffing difficulties and cost pressures caused by industr...

South Australian plan to butt out smoking and vaping

The South Australian government has proposed tough new laws to reduce smoking and vaping across the community and will trial paying people to quit.

Study backs health benefits of four-day working week

Better sleep and more exercise are among the benefits of a four-day working week shown in a study that indicates even short breaks are good for people...

SA plan to butt out smoking and vaping

The South Australian government has proposed tough new laws to reduce smoking and vaping across the community.

Costs push Wesley to close Sydney aged care homes

Wesley Mission will close its three remaining residential aged care homes in Sydney, citing staffing difficulties and cost pressures caused by nationa...

Wesley Mission to close three Sydney aged care homes

Wesley Mission has decided to close its three remaining residential aged care homes in Sydney, citing staffing difficulties and cost pressures.

Poisonous mushrooms warning following Easter rain

A rainy Easter has created ideal conditions for potentially deadly wild mushrooms to spread, prompting an urgent health warning.

Clinical trials pursue paralysis treatment breakthrough

Federal funding has been granted for two new clinical trials aimed at helping people with spinal cord injuries to regain movement.

Struggle for Qld maternity staff detailed in FOI docs

Maternity services in some Queensland towns were under stress last year due to a COVID-19 wave, documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws s...

Time to find out your 'real age', researchers say

Researchers have developed a way to measure the "biological age" of a person, challenging a long-held belief that your age is determined by your date...

Call to put patients before profits in budget measures

Two peak medical bodies are at odds over solutions to soaring medicine expenses and a burdened health system, with patient well-being caught in the cr...

Western Sydney alert after baby diagnosed with measles

Western Sydney parents should be on the lookout for early symptoms of measles after a baby too young to be vaccinated caught the highly-infectious vir...

Ambulance ramping spikes at SA hospitals

The latest figures have revealed an increase in ambulance ramping outside public hospitals in Adelaide.

Thousands of Kiwi nurses plan Australia move

New Zealand's already stretched nursing workforce could be pushed to breaking point with Australian wages and conditions luring many.

Study subsidy for nurses, rural doctors to stay in NSW

Nurses, paramedics and allied health staff will be among 2000 people eligible each year for a study subsidies aimed at keeping health workers in NSW.

Charlie Teo's parting swipe at medical regulator

Charlie Teo left a final disciplinary hearing this week with a parting swipe at Australia's medical oversight system, and the embattled surgeon is not...

Victorian lab leads world in childhood cancer research

Cancer is the leading disease-related cause of death among Australian children but a lab in Melbourne's southeast is looking to change that.