Important factors affecting the quality of life of Australian school children with urinary incontinence have been identified, Linda Belardi reports. Children with incontinence from non-Caucasian backgrounds are at higher risk of experiencing severe negative effects on their wellbeing, research has ...

Australian of the Year Simon McKeon has called on the federal government to eradicate polio. Australian of the Year Simon McKeon says it's vital that the federal government back global efforts to eradicate polio. McKeon has told a group of ...

New agency must tackle nursing shortage, says union. The new National Workforce and Productivity Agency will provide a pathway to help address Australia's critical shortage of nurses, the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has said. Minister for Training and Skills, Senator ...

New research shows women fail to adequately understand their own risk of breast cancer. Women with a family history of breast cancer were not accessing services available to them, new research has found. The University of Melbourne study has also ...

The Deloitte research also found patients treated at home were more satisfied and had shorter hospital stays. A new study has found treating patients at home could save state and federal governments millions of dollars annually. Research by Deloitte Access ...

Legislation to create the National Health Performance Authority has passed the Senate but the new watchdog will be reviewed in a year. A new watchdog keeping an eye on Australia's health services will itself be independently reviewed after a year, ...

Doctors say proposed legislation to legalise euthanasia offers no protection for patients. Opposition is mounting to the latest moves in South Australia to legalise euthanasia. The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Law Society of South Australia have already opposed ...

Australian researchers have identified a link between proximity to treatment centres and cancer survival for rural dwellers. People with colorectal cancer in rural areas have a greater chance of dying than their city cousins because treatment facilities are so far ...

Next year’s roll out of individual electronic health records could be stalled by an opt-in system, doctors have warned. Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has hit back at critics of the "opt in" system for setting up individual electronic health ...

Armed security officers in emergency departments could incite not minimise risk of violence, parliamentary inquiry told. Two of Melbourne's biggest hospitals have rejected Victorian government plans to have armed officers in emergency departments. Security and nursing directors at St Vincent's ...