Promising Australian research could lead to improved ovarian cancer management and prevention strategies, say researchers. A large study of Australian ovarian cancer patients has the potential to reshape the way the disease is treated, researchers say. The Peter MacCallum Cancer ...

Concerns of false diagnosis and overmedicating young children have been raised ahead of a national rollout of a program to test three-year-olds for social and emotional issues. Mental Health Minister Mark Butler says safeguards are needed to ensure the government's ...

A landmark report on youth suicide in the Northern Territory calls for better training of nurses in indigenous and mental health to help turn around the alarming statistics, writes Darren Marra. Mental health care groups have welcomed a report into ...

Poor nutrition during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects into an infant’s adult life, write Shelley Wilkinson, Susan de Jersey and Jane Karpavicius. Have you heard the saying: “If there was one time I didn’t need to watch my weight or ...

Understanding cultural differences is important when dealing with older people from different ethnic backgrounds. By Cathy Wever. When providing community care to an elderly Arabic woman whose daughter was struggling to manage her incontinence, Lana Belleville from Just Better Care, ...

Vulnerable families are slipping through the cracks in nursing support for newborns, study suggests. Aboriginal babies are missing out on nurses' visits under a program designed to support disadvantaged NSW families, a new study has found. Under the state government's ...

Bowel and breast cancer are the most avoidable through diet and exercise, research shows. Improving the nation's diet and increasing physical activity could prevent almost 43,000 new cancer cases and save $674 million in healthcare costs, medical research shows. It's ...

There is much Australia can learn from other post-colonial societies when it comes to ‘closing the gap’ in indigenous health, writes Dominic O’Sullivan. While post-colonial societies like Canada and New Zealand have significantly ‘closed the gap’ in indigenous health, in ...

A trial of prostate cancer nurses may lead to a national roll-out of the support carers, writes Julie Sykes. For men and their families, a diagnosis of prostate cancer can lead to great uncertainty. Men not only face the prospect ...

Male interest in complementary medicines while receiving conventional cancer treatment is growing, new research has found. By Linda Belardi. Men with cancer are increasingly turning to complementary and alternative medicine –with one in two using therapies such as dietary supplements ...