Patients who receive a phone call from a nurse following discharge are less likely to end up back in hospital within 28 days than those who don’t. This was one of the key findings of research, conducted by not-for-profit health ...

The hours of care provided by mental health carers is the equivalent to the work of 173,000 fulltime mental health support workers, a new report has found. The University of Queensland report said it would cost governments $13.2 billion to ...

Fire. Floods. Earthquakes. Terrorist attacks. These events may not be part of a health professional's typical working day but they might take over one. To help students and practitioners from different professional fields gain a common understanding of the principles ...

Services that support pregnant women who have previously experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or the loss of a newborn should be added to hospitals in more locations across Australia, mothers who participated in a study of pregnancy after loss clinics (PALC) have ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” was created to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics. ...

With some people who are being treated for cancer turning to the web for psychological support, Australian researchers have launched an online program that offers information, suggestions and self-help resources. The Finding My Way website has been developed by Dr ...

No matter your sexuality or gender identity, if you have a cervix then you’re at risk of cervical cancer. This is the key message of a new PapScreen Victoria campaign aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, same-sex attracted and transgender people, ...

Conscientious objectors to immunisation should make a commensurate contribution to society to account for the risk their decision imposes to the community, an Australian philosopher has argued. Associate professor Steve Clarke, from Charles Sturt University’s School of Humanities and Social ...

Australian health professionals now have access to an interactive online portal designed to track the nation’s progress in the fight against hepatitis C virus. The resource, called Spread the Cure and supported by pharmaceutical company MSD, also aims to raise ...

Hypnotherapy may reduce anxiety and pain amongst children being treated for serious burns, a new study has found. Study lead Stephen Chester, a PhD candidate with the University of Queensland (UQ), said previous research had shown adults with burns benefited ...