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There are fresh calls for Australians to get vaccinated ahead of the winter cold and flu season amid warnings of a virus' triple threat.' Health insurer Bupa is leading the charge, claiming this year's flu season will arrive earlier than ...

A paediatric nurse has been recognised for her unwavering dedication to caring for young patients with terminal illnesses and long-term health issues. Grace Fearon, 24, received the Juiced TV Super Hero Awards earlier this month for her outstanding work in ...

A former PE teacher who has expressed support for mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in public hospitals has been sworn in as New South Wales' new Health Minister. Ryan Park, a University of Wollongong graduate and longtime Labor member for Keira, was ...

A young nurse has been recognised for his dedication to improve healthcare delivery across three continents. Charles Sturt University recently awarded their prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award to Gideon Johnson. Throughout his ten-year career, Gideon has pursued university degrees in both ...

One of Australia's leading nursing unions is calling for more research to battle the sexualisation of the workforce. In early March, 120,000 NSW registered nurses and midwives received an email from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW (NMC) warning them not ...

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming integral to Australia's healthcare, an engineering professor has said chatbots could similarly start to gain ground in clinical settings. ChatGPT, a chatbot that makes predictions based on a vast dataset of words and natural ...

Recruiting overseas staff to fill workforce shortages in aged care could prompt the sector to become more culturally safe, a gerontology expert has said. Australia is increasingly more depending on overseas personal care workers and nurses to cover the anticipated shortfall ...

The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) has asked to urgently revise some nursing programs to ensure at least one-third of the content teaches about mental health. ACMHN president, Mike Hazelton, said graduate entry and abridged pre-registration qualifying degrees ...

A health warning has been issued for three clinical sites in western Sydney after a baby returned from overseas with a highly-infectious illness. The baby returned from a trip to India and has since been diagnosed with measles, prompting an ...

One of Sydney's largest private hospitals is set to open in June 2023.  Located in Gregory Hills of Sydney's Southwest, the George Centre is a $100m project that began construction in September 2021 under Acurio Health and Buildcorp. The hospital ...