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Australians can now opt out of My Health Record. Starting today and for the next three months, the Australian Digital Health Agency is giving all consumers the opportunity to decide whether they want an online summary of their key health ...

Health practitioners accused of sexual exploitation or drug offences could be reported to Victoria Police by their industry regulator, under a new agreement between the two organisations. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and police have reached a first-of-its-kind memorandum ...

New Zealand nurses and midwives have wrapped up industrial action this morning. The strike was held following an online vote by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation’s (NZNO) 30,000-strong membership through which the majority rejected the latest proposed District Health Boards ...

The US opposed a World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breastfeeding because it called for limits on the promotion of infant formula, not because of objections to breastfeeding, President Donald Trump says in a tweet. Trump criticised The New York ...

As children, our parents or guardians likely told us to wash our hands to get rid of germs – and these directives might still be playing a role in health professionals’ handwashing practices, an infection control expert has suggested. UNSW ...

Advice to new parents on positioning babies is not good enough to prevent pressure on the skull which can cause facial distortion, research shows. Plagiocephaly – or flat-headedness – is a condition most common in babies with less developed head ...

A fast-tracked emergency department program for elderly patients is now accessible in regional and remote areas of Queensland. The initiative, which was co-developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast and Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS), has been established ...

New Zealand's nurses have agreed to a strike that will cripple the country's hospitals this week, adding to a tide of industrial action threats faced by the government. The country's nurses' union held a last-minute vote to try and avert ...

Prospective university students might be turned off a career in nursing under changes to university loan repayment thresholds, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has warned. The college said the move might exacerbate anticipated workforce shortages – a dearth of ...

A paramedic turned whistleblower who uncovered evidence of drug tampering says the care of thousands of Queensland patients may have been compromised. Tim Watkins has accused the Queensland Ambulance Service of ignoring evidence that drugs used by paramedics were tampered ...