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Millions of Australians have been paying more for private health cover as providers have found ‘loopholes’ that allow them to hike up policy prices more than once a year, as dictated by the annual premium review process. The Commonwealth Ombudsman ...

Experts came together last week in a bid to address a “pervasive” issue that “touches all parts of our community”, with calls to end the “age of shame” around drug addiction. The second stage of the NSW Drug Summit kicked ...

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed that Australia's public hospitals admitted the highest number of elective surgery patients on record during the 2023-24 year. AIHW spokesperson Clara Jellie said that while most elective surgeries are still ...

Experts are urging the community to stay vigilant about Covid-19 this upcoming holiday season, with a new survey revealing 91 per cent of Australians plan to travel, attend events and visit loved ones, while only 42 per cent would test ...

Researchers are calling for nurses to have more say in the digital transformation of aged and palliative care, as the sector reports a higher associated administrative burden. A recently published study out of Flinder's University has examined nurses' attitudes towards ...

Joanne Enticott, Monash University; Graham Meadows, Monash University, and Sebastian Rosenberg, University of Sydney Australian pride in our universal health system is partly derived from our belief that services should be most available to those who most need them. Logically, ...

More nurses and midwives will hit the streets of Sydney today to rally for fairer pay and better conditions. Hundreds of nurses and midwives from 17 Ramsay Health Care operated private hospitals across NSW are expected to walk off the ...

Six million Aussies could soon be facing massive out-of-pocket costs at 38 private hospitals, after operator Healthscope tore up agreements with health funds Bupa and members of the Australian Health Services Alliance (AHSA) over a fee dispute. In October, Healthscope ...

Jennifer Power, La Trobe University Globally, the rates of common sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are increasing among people aged over 50. In some cases, rates are rising faster than among younger people. Recent data from the United States Centers for ...

More than 50,000 nurses and midwives walked off the job for 24-hours last week as pay disputes with the NSW government have intensified. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) took to the streets of Sydney from 7am Wednesday morning, ...