The health of Australian mums and their bubs varies greatly depending on where they live. A new report shows babies born to mothers living in regional towns are 1.4 times more likely to die than those babies born to city-dwelling ...

Be bold. Be visible. Be a leader. The former president of the American Academy of Nursing, Dr Diana Mason, has challenged nurses to this ahead of her keynote presentation at today's 2018 ACN Policy Summit. The event is being held ...

Zimbabwe says it has sacked 16,000 striking nurses as the new government seeks to keep a lid on labour unrest in the build-up to the first elections since the fall of Robert Mugabe. The nurses walked out on Monday over ...

Health and aged care professionals who provide care to older Australians at end of life now have access to a new resource that aims to give them the right tools for the job. End of Life Directions for Aged Care ...

Fewer nursing home residents are needing to return to hospital after discharge under a program that involves regular specialist follow up. The intervention, called Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP), was developed by a team from St George Hospital, Calvary Health ...

A mysterious and "nasty" flesh-eating bug is spreading at unprecedented levels in Victoria, and experts don't know how to stop it. Researchers are appealing for government funding so they can figure out how to contain the bacteria, which causes a ...

The union for WA health workers wants the state government to prioritise regional hospitals in its roll out of stab-vests and personal alarms to help protect staff from violent patients. Health Minister Roger Cook on Sunday announced $2.2 million would ...

While nurses and midwives receive training to understand and respect cultural needs, Aboriginal women are still facing culturally unsafe care during their maternity journey. That’s one of the key findings of The Birthing on Noongar Boodjar Project, led by Murdoch ...

Nurses are under pressure at Bunbury Regional Prison in WA because doctor services have halved and there has been no increase in health staff numbers to match the rising inmate population, a report has found. The Office of the Inspector ...

Patients in all states and territories could get faster access to medicinal cannabis under a deal to be put to health ministers today. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has already signed up NSW to the process which is expected to ...