3,100 aged care patients stranded in hospitals as states again press Commonwealth for action
The states and territories have mobilised to reignite another health battle with the Commonwealth over thousands of stranded…
Australia closely monitoring Nipah virus, no change to border control
The federal health minister says there are no immediate plans to tighten border controls after cases of a…
Albo’s $40m partnership with AFL great
Labor will partner with former AFL player and disability advocate Neale Daniher’s organisation FightMND to help fund research…
National medicines database promised after telehealth ‘doctor-shopping’ leads to overdose
Reminders of Alison Collins’s late daughter Erin fill the Melbourne home they once shared. From the family’s loyal…
Weight loss drug Wegovy to be listed on PBS
Wegovy will be heavily subsidised for Australians with severe obesity, who have also experienced a cardiovascular event, like…
Weight loss drug Wegovy to be subsidised for Australians with severe obesity
An Ozempic-like medication is set to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme shortly, saving patients with “severe”…
Lung Foundation calls for urgent action on underdiagnosis and undertreatment of COPD
Bert Wessels takes exactly 22 wobbly steps to his car and leans on the door handle, staring fixedly…
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…
Health insurance ‘shock’ as 15 million Aussies warned over looming price hike: ‘Going to struggle’
Aussies can expect the biggest ‘price shock’ in years when health insurance changes come into effect next year.…
Anthony Albanese writes to states, telling them to rein in public hospital spending
The states and territories are on a collision course with the Commonwealth over public hospital funding, with health…
Preferred buyer announced for disability employment provider Bedford
Non-profit The Disability Trust has been identified as the preferred buyer to take over disability employment provider Bedford,…
National mental health agreement failing, Productivity Commission finds
A landmark mental health agreement signed by federal, state and territory governments three years ago is failing, a…