Health

Texts, DMs flood Lifeline and there's more to come

Lifeline is expecting a five-fold increase in contacts through its text and online chat crisis support services in the next three years.

Drop in premature births during COVID lockdowns

A world study into how the COVID-19 pandemic affected mothers and babies has found nearly 50,000 premature births were averted in the early stages.

NSW doctors in 'Hunger Games' fight for resources

Doctors are calling for urgent government intervention in NSW to stop a tide of professionals abandoning the state for pay and conditions.

Queensland urges states to follow its pill-testing lead

Queensland partygoers will be able to legally test illicit drugs by the end of the year after successful trials in the ACT.

Study backs exercise as mental health treatment

Researchers at the University of South Australia say exercise should be used as a mainstay treatment for managing depression and other mental health c...

First measles case in four years sparks contact tracing

Tasmania has recorded its first measles case since 2019, a person who recently returned from international travel.

Dental care waiting times drop but are still too high

The average waiting time for public dental treatment in Victoria has fallen to just over 16 months, which is still too long, dentists say.

Health bodies praise proposed Qld drug diversion change

Queensland health organisations have welcomed the expansion of a drug diversion program as a positive step towards a health-based approach to drug use...

Potential new MS treatment on the way as rates spike

Medical researchers in Adelaide will investigate a potential new multiple sclerosis treatment as rates of diagnosis spike across the country.

Heath bodies praise proposed Qld drug diversion changes

Queensland health organisations have welcomed the expansion of a drug diversion program as a positive step towards a health-based approach to drug use...

Organ donors remain down compared with before pandemic

The number of organ donors in Australia remains below pre-pandemic levels, prompting a fresh plea for more to register as a donor.

Charlie Teo accused of lying to disciplinary hearing

Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has been accused of deliberately misleading a disciplinary hearing during a second day of questioning over two catastrophic s...

Unions heap pressure over 'asbestosis of the 2020s'

A prominent union says it will take matters into its own hands if the government fails to ban engineered stone linked to a deadly and incurable diseas...

More virus vaccines rolled out in South Australia

South Australia has rolled out more COVID-19 vaccine doses as the state begins another wave of increased infections.

Fresh push to ban the 'asbestos of the 2020s'

A prominent union says it will take matters into its own hands if the government fails to to ban engineered stone linked to a deadly incurable disease...

Fresh push to ban 'asbestos of the 2020s'

A prominent union says it will take matters into its own hands if the government fails to to ban engineered stone linked to a deadly incurable disease...

Taxi company charged over deaths of wheelchair users

WorkSafe has charged a taxi company over the deaths of two passengers whose wheelchairs tipped backwards during trips in northern Victoria.

Long-awaited heart hospital to open in Australian first

Premier Daniel Andrews has toured Victoria's new $577 million dedicated heart hospital, defending the cost as an investment in the best research and t...

National register will stop 'prolific' sperm donors

The Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand has thrown its support behind moves to establish a national sperm donation register.

Remote SA health service to check on vital signs

The South Australian government has launched a new remote health service to check on the vital signs of eligible patients.