Tasmanian man may wait up to a year for procedure after positive bowel cancer screen
When Tony* returned a positive test result in June from a bowel cancer screening kit, he was told…
Why Aldi, Bunnings don’t use self serve check-outs as much as they used to
Customers visiting hardware giant Bunnings and grocery chain Aldi are reporting self-service check-outs being closed regularly at stores…
American Healthcare Has Normalized The Abnormal
We have normalized poor access and long wait times in US healthcare. getty I recently asked a simple…
Ozempic users in Australia: Shocking number revealed
A wave of prescription weight-loss medications has swept across Australia, reshaping how doctors treat obesity and forcing regulators…
Steve Price: My mum’s fight for at home care exposes Australia’s aged care failures
This is personal and hard to share. On Monday this week I sat down at the kitchen table…
BYD tripling shipments of electric cars, hybrids to Australia as fuel crisis sends demand into overdrive – drive.com.au
BYD tripling shipments of electric cars, hybrids to Australia as fuel crisis sends demand into overdrive drive.com.auChina EV flood…
Emergency room waits for mental health care are still too long
As of 2024, there were fewer mental health patients stuck waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022.…
Canberra cardiologist speaks out over concerns the ACT health system is failing cardiac patients
A Canberra cardiologist is referring patients interstate due to his concerns about wait times in the ACT’s public…
Australians suffering ‘irreversible complications’ waiting years to see medical specialists
Some Australians are waiting more than six years to see medical specialists such as neurologists, prompting doctors to…
NBL player Ben Griscti waited 90 minutes for ambulance after backboard fell on him at Canberra’s AIS Arena
A professional basketball player with suspected serious back injuries waited more than 90 minutes for an ambulance to…