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NSW hospital waiting times have dropped despite more patients, new data shows. About 636,000 people were admitted to emergency departments between October and December, up 3 per cent on the same period a year earlier, the Bureau of Health Information stated. ...

The Japanese company behind an experimental Ebola treatment says it offers new hope for thousands of people infected with the deadly virus in west Africa, but acknowledges it is "not a miracle drug". In their first comments to media since ...

The Japanese company behind an experimental Ebola treatment says it offers new hope for thousands of people infected with the deadly virus in west Africa, but acknowledges it is "not a miracle drug". In their first comments to media since ...

Nurse groups have labelled the Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark Forgotten Children report, the clearest evidence yet that the Australian government must rethink its policies regarding the detention of children in immigration facilities. In the wake of the report – ...

Nurses have expressed concerns about the limited shelf life of newly mandated international criminal background check documents new applicants must submit when seeking professional registration. Under new arrangements implemented by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) earlier this month, any ...

The Australian Medical Association says the NSW opposition plan for nurse-led medical clinics to treat minor aliments won't relieve pressure on hospital emergency departments. But Labor leader Luke Foley is adamant the clinics will ease congestion at emergency rooms, and ...

The Palmer United Party has thrown its weight behind the ANMF’s ongoing campaign to improve nurse to patient staffing ratios in aged care. ANMF leaders met with senator Glenn Lazarus in Canberra earlier this week and say the PUP senate ...

A breath test that could detect lung cancer is to undergo clinical trials in British hospitals. A spin-off firm from Cambridge University, Owlstone, has developed the Lung Cancer Indicator Detection (LuCID) device to detect chemical traces in breath which indicate ...

Recent cases in this rapidly evolving realm involve nursing, bullying, privacy, defamation and employment. This article follows two previous ones concerning bullying and the use of social media within the nursing profession; both of which generated great interest. Workplace bullying ...

Australian scientists have found a way to hinder the pleasurable effects of cocaine by targeting a receptor that also plays a role in heroin addiction. A research team from Adelaide and the US has been testing a new medication, called ...