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Older patients are more likely to die if they wait more than four hours to be transferred to an in-patient hospital bed after receiving emergency care than people who waited less time. That’s according to a three-year study that looked ...

An Australian research team has tested a Canadian practical survey tool that aims to help employers improve health and safety in the workplace – with promising results. WorkSafe Victoria asked the research team to try to identify a simple, practical tool ...

Australia's cancer death rates are decreasing and the trend is predicted to continue over the next decade. But cancer is still the second most common cause of death in Australia after heart disease, with 46,470 people predicted to die from ...

People who live alone are more at risk of being admitted to hospital and staying there longer. Professor Jane Hall, of the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at the University of Technology, Sydney, said living alone increases ...