Doctors say proposed legislation to legalise euthanasia offers no protection for patients. Opposition is mounting to the latest moves in South Australia to legalise euthanasia. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Law Society of South Australia have already opposed ...

Australian researchers have identified a link between proximity to treatment centres and cancer survival for rural dwellers. People with colorectal cancer in rural areas have a greater chance of dying than their city cousins because treatment facilities are so far ...

Next year’s roll out of individual electronic health records could be stalled by an opt-in system, doctors have warned. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has hit back at critics of the "opt in" system for setting up individual electronic health ...

Armed security officers in emergency departments could incite not minimise risk of violence, parliamentary inquiry told. Two of Melbourne's biggest hospitals have rejected Victorian government plans to have armed officers in emergency departments. Security and nursing directors at St Vincent's ...

Regular bowel cancer screenings should be a critical part of diabetes management, according to new research. Research showing men with type 2 diabetes face a higher risk of developing bowel cancer has sparked calls for more regular screening checks for ...

Health groups have praised Gillard’s commitment to tackle chronic disease in the Pacific Island nations. Leading Australian and international health groups have welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that it will increase its assistance to the Pacific to tackle chronic disease. ...

For health professionals such as nurses the real challenges of climate change go well beyond theoretical debates. By Louise Williams Within the cool confines of the Australian National University’s supercomputer laboratory, biostatistician Keith Dear (above) couldn’t be further removed from the ...

A recent RCNA conference identified development issues for nurses in Australia. Here, researchers Kasia Bail and Louise Schreuders reflect on these workforce challenges and the need for nurses to get better at telling their professional story. Nursing is an increasingly complex ...

Strategies need to be developed to improve the delivery of nutrition advice in general practices, according to a recent study. By Annie May. Nutrition-related chronic disease and weight issues are on the rise in Australia but some at-risk patients aren’t ...

Collaborative care for the management of depression, heart disease and diabetes brings positive results. By Annie May. Practice nurses can improve depression in patients with diabetes and heart disease, a recent study has found. Researchers from the Greater Green Triangle ...