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More than 3,000 aged care patients stuck in hospital beds, new national figures show
State and territory health ministers have failed to reach an agreement with their federal counterpart after launching another…
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Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base
Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged there was an airstrike on a general hospital in western Rakhine state, which…
Getting a generalized MG diagnosis can take more than 2 years
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What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care
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Criterion: Aged-care operator Ryman eyes the spoils on both sides of the Tasman
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Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns
According to the UN human rights office (OHCHR), more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October…
‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment
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House Republicans propose healthcare plan with no extension of tax credits | House of Representatives
With health insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans who purchase their coverage…
10 Life-Saving Medical Breakthroughs
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House Republicans release last-minute healthcare plan as expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies looms – live | Jeffrey Epstein
House Republicans release last-minute healthcare proposal Mike Johnson, Republican speaker of the House, released a healthcare proposal late…