Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What’s going on?
03 June, 2022Around 25,000 people visit hospital emergency departments across Australia every day.
Bigger ED for Werribee Mercy Hospital
24 May, 2022The Werribee Mercy Hospital's emergency department capacity is set to be doubled, following a funding boost from the Victorian Budget 2022/23.
Common anaesthetic could help with chronic migraines
24 May, 2022When a chronic migraine sufferer does not respond to other treatments, infusions of a common local anaesthetic can provide some periods of pain relief.
Bupa, Cabrini Health partner for at-home hospital care
18 May, 2022Cabrini Health and Bupa have signed an agreement to expand new models of care services, as part of an extension of their contract.
Epworth Eastern lets kids 'drive' into the OT
11 May, 2022Epworth Eastern, Victoria, is using a remote-controlled four-wheel drive to make children comfortable before surgery.
Clinical trial to test psychedelics for depression
28 April, 2022Macquarie University is leading a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of regular, tiny doses of a psychedelic drug on moderate depression.
The impact of war on Ukraine's health system
26 April, 2022A WHO survey demonstrates the devastating impact of the humanitarian emergency on the health and wellbeing of millions of people in Ukraine.
Rural GPs need more robust support: RACGP
26 April, 2022The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging the next federal government to boost support for GPs caring for rural and remote patients.
New report highlights the cost of crisis on frontline workers
26 April, 2022The latest Australian Community Sector Survey finds that the pandemic has further compounded chronic underfunding in the community sector, pushing many services and workers to their limits.
Healthy lifestyle linked to more years without Alzheimer's
22 April, 2022A healthy lifestyle is associated with a longer life expectancy, with both men and women living a larger proportion of their remaining years without Alzheimer's disease.
Online program for stroke survivors improves wellbeing: study
21 April, 2022Access to an online program that provides easily accessible, interactive, tailored healthy lifestyle and behaviour change techniques improves the wellbeing of adult stroke survivors, according to a new study.
Anaphylaxis: around one in eight cases due to medications
12 April, 2022While foods were the highest cause of anaphylaxis episodes, antimicrobial drugs, non-steroid anti-inflammatories, penicillin and cephalosporins made up the bulk of medication-related episodes.
TALi appoints former Cochlear executive as Chief Medical Officer
06 April, 2022ASX-listed TALi Digital has appointed Mary Elizabeth Brinson, former vice president, Global Clinical Affairs, Cochlear, as its new Chief Medical Officer.
Opinion: Why housing should be a health issue this election
04 April, 2022 by Associate Professor Yvonne Parry, Child Health, College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders UniversitySuccessive federal and state governments have abandoned families to housing market forces — placing many in the situation of being unable to afford home ownership or living in housing stress.
In Conversation with Anne Woollett
01 April, 2022Melbourne-based Anne Woollett is leading an Australian-first pilot aimed at providing equitable access to clinical trials for patients in regional areas.
