Specialty Focus
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ANMF appoints new federal assistant secretary
ANMF Federal Assistant Secretary Catelyn Richards discusses her leadership approach, priorities in aged care and climate resilience, and how she…
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Climate crisis is a health crisis: WHO
The World Health Organization has declared that the climate crisis is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st…
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Good homes vital to remote indigenous health
For people living in metro areas, a broken hot water system or washing machine is a nuisance. But it can…
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Can reusing medical equipment be safe?
Even a short stay in hospital produces a large amount of waste, could reusing equipment lessen a hospital's environmental impact?…
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Tom Gleisner’s new hit is set in an aged care home
As one of the great minds behind The Castle, Frontline and Utopia, Tom Gleisner is someone you'd consider to be…
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Calls to end “age of shame” at NSW Drug Summit
Experts came together last week in a bid to address a “pervasive” issue that “touches all parts of our community”,…
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Australian mental health system fails those most in need
Australian pride in our universal health system is partly derived from our belief that services should be most available to…
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Free RSV jabs expected to reduce hospitalisations “up to 90%”
The government is spending $174.5 million on a ”world-leading” program, which will see pregnant people and newborn babies access free…
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Child vaccination rates decline for the third year in a row
Data shows that vaccination coverage rates for Australian children have dropped for the third straight year, sparking concern from the…
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Lessons for the next pandemic
With COVID still classified as an ongoing pandemic, it’s difficult to contemplate the next one. But we need to be…
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