Juniors, migrants reduce GP shortage
The decline in the number of doctors training to be GPs is showing signs of reversing, amid an influx of new medical practitioners applying to work in Australia.
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Genetic screening hope for ‘under-resourced’ children’s disease
At age 15, Tyler Caulfield is legally blind; he is one of thousands of children suffering from relatively unknown mitochondrial diseases.
Hospitals battle funds over costs
Private hospital groups are warning that patients will increasingly be slugged with out-of-pocket costs as contract battles with health funds continue to rage.
Cancer, heart attack risks three times higher in poor postcodes
Rates of heart attack, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases are decreasing in the nation’s wealthiest postcodes but escalating in disadvantaged pockets, a major report that tracks rates of premature death has found.
Covid doubles heart attack, stroke risk for years
Heart attacks and strokes are expected to stay prevalent in past Covid patients for years after infection, a new study indicates.
Midwife care faces crisis on staffing
Looming maternity workforce shortages are set to have a ”catastrophic effect” on midwifery care, a new report has found, as private obstetric units come under continuing severe pressure
Brain volume impacts ADHD, Parkinson’s: study
The largest-ever brain imaging study of its kind has found genetic variations linked to multiple cognitive conditions, seeking to find the ‘genetic essence of humanity’.
Hormone therapy hope for dementia
Dual menopause studies have shown hormone therapy could lower Alzheimer’s rates in women, and found the risk of unemployment on menopausal depression.
Jeremy Clarkson on his heart scare: Was I days from death? Maybe
As I’ve discovered, a heart attack is like bankruptcy: it happens gradually and then suddenly.
World-first spinal trial offers hope to paralysed
Australian scientists will launch an ambitious bid to restore movement in patients with paralysis by surgically implanting a patient’s own cells into the site of their spinal cord injury.
Dementia stole his mind, but still our granddaughter held his hand
Despite all the advice and the experience I’d gained from my career, nothing prepared me for my beloved’s Alzheimer’s. But there were upsides, and life lessons, which I will carry with me forever.
‘Disappointment’ over dementia drug rejection
Australia’s drug regulator has decided not to allow a drug recently approved in the UK and marketed in the US as slowing cognitive decline.
Australia’s Top 100 Innovators of 2024 revealed
They are the best and the brightest, the Australians leading the way as they turn good ideas into products and services for local and global markets. Meet the innovators making a difference to our world.
Bio-banks and cancer tissue mining: the Aussie inventors changing health
As a keen runner, Lydia O’Donnell followed the advice of coaches over dieticians and it had serious, long-term ramifications. She did her own research and now joins a new generation turning med tech breakthroughs into business.
Magic medicine? The gene and us
Imagine a future where your doctor can tailor your treatment based on your genetic makeup and prevent diseases long before any symptoms appear
Trial set to ease prostate cancer side effects
Ian Rose feels like he’s the ‘last man standing’ among a friend group savaged by prostate cancer, having participated in a game-changing medical trial.
Meet the remarkable ‘sisters’ redefining bush medicine
Growing up Indigenous in the Kimberley, their dream to become doctors seemed far-fetched. But Steph and Cath defied the odds to do it together – and provide their own brand of holistic care.
Covid medical chief retires
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly, who helped lead the nation through the Covid pandemic, has retired from the position.
Heart attack drug put on PBS
Second heart attacks and strokes are one of the biggest threats to patients of cardiovascular disease, with a new medication quoted to reduce risk by 25 per cent.
‘Action needed on wait times for joint surgery’
With surgery wait times rising nationally, the Australian Orthopaedic Association has warned joint replacements could spiral past three year public delays.
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