Through the years, Australian healthcare and aged care has encountered many challenges and has undergone multiple changes. Whether it be funding, policies, or emergency responses, this particular health sector continues to evolve to make everyone’s ...
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 ...
Members of the Infant Nutrition Council (INC) will meet in Canberra to discuss infant and toddler nutrition at Australian Parliament House on 23 June 2022. The event is an opportunity for industry and government to ...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has urged the federal Government to defer changes to Medicare claiming rules for telehealth consultations. It comes following RACGP Vice President Dr Bruce Willett writing to the ...
Monash University researchers have conducted a review into the prevalence of depression and anxiety of people with cystic fibrosis, a life-limiting genetic disease associated with high levels of psychological burden. The systematic review and meta-analysis ...
Construction is now underway on the new Victorian Melanoma and Clinical Trials Centre, as the Andrews Labor Government continues to put patients first. The world-class $152 million centre will bring together specialist researchers, clinical care ...
Australian COVID-19 cases after the peak of the Omicron wave were at least twice as high as reported to authorities, a blood antibody study shows. The study estimated at least 17 per cent of Australian ...
An impressive 350 people from the Darwin community and beyond turned out to show their support on Sunday 19 June at Dementia Australia’s first ever Darwin Memory Walk & Jog. The fundraising event was hosted ...
On 25 March 2022, ATAGI recommended an additional winter booster dose (4th dose for most people) for the highest risk groups: the elderly, residents of aged care or disability care facilities, people with severe immunocompromise, ...
Australians with complex mental health issues are set to benefit from the country’s first digital and telephone service that provides ongoing mental health support designed specifically for them. Developed and delivered by leading complex mental health organisation SANE, this new service provides ...
An Australian biotech is hoping for success with its attempt to turn a virus into a cancer fighter after its first patient was dosed in a Los Angeles hospital last month. Imugene chief executive Leslie ...