A South Australian mother was left feeling “anxious” and “mad” after her 11-year-old was forced to wait three hours in the emergency department without seeing a doctor. Maria Stevens took her son Stephen Watkins to the Women's and Children’s Hospital ...

Australia’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidate had potential but the false positives on HIV tests were too great a hurdle to move it into further trials, a study published this week has confirmed. The University of Queensland vaccine was abandoned last ...

The cleaning bill needed to remove the aged care “stain on Australians’ conscience” should total $10 billion a year, a leading think tank says. The Grattan Institute said the extra spending could be funded by some mix of a new ...

Does the way in which a doctor describes a medical condition influence our decision making?  Researchers from the University of Sydney believe that it does, and found that in some cases the terminology used could make people up to 25 ...

A new international study has found that surgery dramatically increases the risk of death from COVID-19 and it recommends that all non-emergency surgery patients be vaccinated while awaiting surgery. The COVIDSurg Collaborative international team of researchers, led by the University ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has agreed to or noted all 55 recommendations in a report on sexual harassment in the workplace, one year on from its release. At a press conference, Morrison called the Respect@Work Report a “game changer”. It ...

Concerned nurses have written an urgent letter to the West Australian Health Minister with a 10-point action plan following the tragic death of a seven-year-old girl. Aishwarya Aswath developed a fever on Good Friday and was taken to Perth Children’s Hospital ...

Over five million Australians aged 15 years and over suffer with bladder or bowel control problems, a figure predicted to grow to 6.5 million by 2030, and people with incontinence suffer long-term physical and emotional impact and rarely seek help. ...

Overt sexism remains prevalent in many Australian workplaces – and within the political bubble – and its affecting employees’ emotional and physical health, experts warn. Writing for The Conversation, lecturer Xi Wen (Carys) Chan and Professor Paula Brough, who both ...

An artwork depicting nurses as superheroes by reclusive street artist Banksy has raised more than £16m for an NHS charity, as reported by the BBC. The piece, titled Game Changer, was sold by Christie's auction house and fetched a 'hammer ...