Public Health and Careers
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has once again urged the federal Government to make Medicare rebates for longer telehealth phone consultations a permanent fixture of the nation’s telehealth scheme so that patients ...
With millions of deaths globally, and over 5,000 in Australia alone, per year attributable to the burning of fossil fuels, leading health professionals and organisations across the country are demanding a ban on fossil fuel advertising in Australia from ...
NSW Health is urging the community to be aware of the symptoms of monkeypox following likely transmission of the virus within Australia. Eleven cases of monkeypox have now been identified in NSW residents. While nine ...
The Australian Government is investing $106 million to provide face-to-face support for older First Nations people and $115 million build culturally safe aged care facilities. This funding will be delivered over four years. In an ...
Families across Melbourne’s growth areas are one step closer to accessing state-of-the-art integrated healthcare close to home, with a builder appointed to deliver five community hospitals. Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas today announced Lendlease Building ...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) welcomes the national rollout of the Take Home Naloxone (THN) program, which allows pharmacists to provide free naloxone from 1 July. Naloxone rapidly reverses the effects of an opioid ...
The $835 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct is on track with work underway on the new Acute Services Building, set to transform health care in the region. Health Minister Brad Hazzard and Parliamentary ...
Leading charity hearts4heart is urging every Australian to be smart about their heart, as they launch Australia’s first Heart Failure Awareness Week (June 27 – July 3). Now affecting 1 in 50 Australians, heart failure ...
The Australian Government will contribute funding towards a new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for pandemics which will be established at the World Bank, as part of the commitment to protecting against the impact of future ...
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting Victorians to ‘Get Active’ with a new free app that provides users with exercise tips and workout videos. Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence today launched the Get Active Victoria mobile ...
Experts have warned that the 2022 flu resurgence season will redefine what it means for Australia to be ‘flu ready’ as the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System reported over 65,775 confirmed cases of influenza in ...
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) anticipates that COVID-19 will continue to impact the income and deductions taxpayers will be reporting this tax time. Assistant Commissioner Tim Loh explains “We know that many have faced significant challenges ...
Healthcare Channel acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.