Significant advancements in medical technologies are improving patient outcomes, but Australia is at risk of falling behind as it undervalues new technolog ...

People living with significant psychosocial disability are being left unsupported and at risk of homelessness and hospitalisation despite billions of dollars spent on the National Disability Insurance ...

Testing sweat can detect key biomarkers linked to stress, diabetes and other health conditions, and researchers say wearable sensors could soon turn perspiration into a powerful, real-time diagnostic ...

Experts say a decision to scrap long-standing recommendations that all US children receive the hepatitis B shot will reverse decades of public health gains ...

About the Role A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision making skills and clinical competencies to prepare for expanded practice. The ...

Australians need better protection from rising private health insurance premiums, narrowing coverage and shady tactics, doctors warn.

With radical prostatectomy, the entire prostate gland is removed in a bid to cure men of prostate cancer. The treatment is suitable for men whose cancer has not spread outside of ...

Immediate action to expand donor registrations will see people asked about organ donation when they obtain or renew their driver's licence.

Indigenous people are at higher risk of developing dementia, but getting a diagnosis and support can be fraught with barriers, especially in remote regions ...

Female GPs in Australia are earning up to 10 per cent less per hour than their male colleagues, driven by longer consultation times and associated rebates.

The aged care sector needs far more staff than initially thought after bureaucrats conceded their workforce forecasts for the industry were flawed.

Department officials have defended not telling the aged care minister about potentially massive worker shortages because their model couldn't be verified.