Dose of cultural medicine to ‘decolonise healthcare’
Most Indigenous people would like to access cultural medicine, but many have difficulty doing so, with the practices largely left out of medical policy.
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AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer
Medical researchers will use cutting-edge technology to 'print' cancer cells and test treatments on them rather than patients following a $2 million grant.
Pop-up squash to help staff bounce back into city life
A temporary court has been set up in the heart of Australia's biggest city in the hope of enticing CBD workers with an opportunity for quick fun and exercise.
Tobacco war could put pressure on emergency departments
Violence linked to the illegal tobacco trade could lead to serious injuries and more work for busy emergency departments, doctors warn.
Backyard orchard bearing fruit for remote residents
A backyard orchard is proving wrong the myth that remote regions are barren, sparking a mission to bring productive gardens to communities across Australia.
Spotlight on IVF regulation over embryo mix-up
The parents impacted by a mix-up at a leading IVF clinic will be entitled to compensation and a leading legal expert believes the birth family will get custody.
Legal ‘nightmare’ after woman births stranger’s baby
An IVF mix up that led to a woman giving birth to someone else's baby could wade into uncharted legal territory and highlighted concerns with the industry.
Young survivors say cancer does not end with remission
More than 30,000 Australians are young cancer survivors but little is known about how the disease affects patients later in life.
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Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after IVF bungle
A mistake at a fertility care clinic has resulted in a woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient's baby after their embryos were mixed up.
Health giant wants to check out of ‘great hospital’
A major public hospital's deal with a troubled private operator could come to an end after a two-year-old's death prompted a ban on future partnerships.
Multibillion-dollar benefit of reproductive leave
Giving workers one day of leave a month to care for reproductive needs would help reduce the $21.3 billion cost of absent employees, a report has found.
Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors
Some doctors are too busy to go to the toilet during long shifts and warn a "vicious cycle of burnout" means worse patient care, as they fight for better pay.
Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment
Henry Crayton worked 135 hours in the past fortnight with just one day off, covering 150 patients per shift - and he's not alone in wanting better treatment.
Strike ‘dangerous for patients’, risky for doctors
The risk of doctors striking is proving difficult to forecast but surgery cancellations and understaffed emergency departments are expected.
Loneliness triples women’s risk of dying early: study
Middle-aged Australian women who are lonely are more at risk of early death, with researchers calling for public awareness to destigmatise loneliness.
Pope in first Vatican appearance since leaving hospital
Pope Francis has greeted crowds at the Vatican in his first appearance since leaving hospital after surviving double pneumonia.
Kennedy to travel to Texas after measles-related deaths
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is reportedly planning a rushed trip to Texas after a second child's death there was linked to measles.
Australians enlisted to help flush out hidden dunnies
Dunno where to find the dunny? Australians are being called on to flush out the nation's best-kept secret - the elusive public toilet.
Businesses on the border celebrate daylight savings end
Some businesses operating on the edge of daylight savings states are actually excited to join their neighbours' time zone.
Health top of mind as PM takes battle to the wild west
Health and Australia's west remain top priorities for Labor as Anthony Albanese visits WA for the 30th time as prime minister.
Contamination fears: supermarkets pull popular products
Five supermarket chains have pulled dozens of products from their shelves, warning customers of a potential health risk.
Top US vaccine official resigns, criticises RFK Jr
The top US vaccine official has resigned and criticised the nation's health department boss for allowing "misinformation and lies" to guide his thinking.
Thai woman gives birth to baby girl amid quake chaos
A Thai woman went into labour as a hospital in Bangkok was being evacuated during an earthquake.
Doctor cites Pope Francis’ truly surprising improvement
A doctor says Pope Francis has shown ''a truly surprising improvement'' since returning to the Vatican to convalesce.
Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy
More consumer technology is being approved for medical use in Australia, from earbuds that work as hearing aids to smartwatches that test for heart problems.
Doctors make voluntary assisted dying plea for election
Australia's peak doctors body is calling for the next federal government to change laws so voluntary assisted dying services can be provided by telehealth.
Indigenous groups cautiously optimistic about budget
Indigenous peak organisations have welcomed spending on early childhood care, mental health and domestic violence but are disappointed in some budget omissions.
Pope Francis returns to Vatican after five weeks
Pope Francis has returned home to the Vatican after five weeks in hospital, but he has a long period of recovery ahead of him, doctors say.
Pope blesses crowd as he’s discharged from hospital
After battling a life-threatening case of pneumonia in both lungs, Pope Francis has made his first public appearance in five weeks as he left hospital.
Bayer hit with $3.3b Roundup verdict in US cancer case
Bayer says it will appeal after a US jury ordered it to pay one of the largest legal settlements issued in an alleged Roundup weed killer-related cancer case.
Pill-testing scrapped as deadly opioid emerges
A state government has been criticised for closing its pill-testing clinics after a deadly synthetic drug has been detected for the first time.