Experts are urging the community to stay vigilant about Covid-19 this upcoming holiday season, with a new survey revealing 91 per cent of Australians plan to travel, attend events and visit loved ones, while only 42 per cent would test ...

Researchers are calling for nurses to have more say in the digital transformation of aged and palliative care, as the sector reports a higher associated administrative burden. A recently published study out of Flinder's University has examined nurses' attitudes towards ...

Joanne Enticott, Monash University; Graham Meadows, Monash University, and Sebastian Rosenberg, University of Sydney Australian pride in our universal health system is partly derived from our belief that services should be most available to those who most need them. Logically, ...

More nurses and midwives will hit the streets of Sydney today to rally for fairer pay and better conditions. Hundreds of nurses and midwives from 17 Ramsay Health Care operated private hospitals across NSW are expected to walk off the ...

Six million Aussies could soon be facing massive out-of-pocket costs at 38 private hospitals, after operator Healthscope tore up agreements with health funds Bupa and members of the Australian Health Services Alliance (AHSA) over a fee dispute. In October, Healthscope ...

Jennifer Power, La Trobe University Globally, the rates of common sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are increasing among people aged over 50. In some cases, rates are rising faster than among younger people. Recent data from the United States Centers for ...

More than 50,000 nurses and midwives walked off the job for 24-hours last week as pay disputes with the NSW government have intensified. The NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) took to the streets of Sydney from 7am Wednesday morning, ...

Warning: This article includes discussion of pregnancy and abortion Abortion was legislatively decriminalised across all Australian states and territories earlier this year, yet public and political discourse on reproductive rights continues to prove divisive. Reproductive rights continues to be fiercely ...

The government is spending $174.5 million on a ”world-leading” program, which will see pregnant people and newborn babies access free protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), ahead of the 2025 flu season. According to the Immunisation Foundation of Australia, RSV ...

New South Wales public sector nurses and midwives are preparing to walk off the job again in the latest union-led industrial action for higher wages. The NSW Nurses and Midwives' Association has warned that its members will commence a 24-hour ...