Regional emergency departments are overcrowded and risking patient safety, doctors say
Victoria’s most dysfunctional and dangerous emergency departments are in regional areas, health department data shows. The quarterly statistics…
Mobile GP service and after-hours care to end because of Tasmanian health cuts
Primary care providers being forced to cut services after losing Tasmanian government funding say the result will be…
Diverticulitis up to 27% more common in summer or autumn than winter, Aussie review shows
Diverticulitis cases peak in summer and autumn, likely because of seasonal changes in diet, activity and hydration, an…
Doctor’s plea for Aussies to break traumatic Boxing Day trend: ‘Completely avoidable’
As Australians slow down for the holidays, spending time with loved ones and marking the end of another…
Federal funding unclear as pressure mounts on WA health system due to stretched aged care sector
Perth’s hospitals are full and an aged care system operating at capacity is partly to blame, but with…