Green Gym has launched in Australia, with trial programs for people aged 50–80 being held in NSW and South Australia. The award-winning concept, which originated in the UK, is a way for individuals to combine volunteering, conservation and physical activity. Started ...

Flu season is here and has already hit more than 10,000 Queenslanders, but the state’s health department is expecting many more people to be struck down. Almost a fifth of those fell ill in the last week of July and ...

The ability to talk into a device and have it translate and relay the message to another person could be a game changer for people with dementia from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, improving care and reducing the need ...

The healthcare sector will soon have access to a national membership-based program that will provide partners with year-round support, training and guidance in LGBTI inclusive service delivery. ACON, Australia’s largest non-profit LGBTI health and HIV/AIDS organisation, will launch Pride in ...

The Burnet institute has identified a link between HIV and the development of frailty and age-related diseases in HIV-positive men. The research, published in the journal EBioMedicine, links how immune cells use energy and the prevalence of ageing diseases in ...

High-profile church leaders say Victoria’s plan to legalise assisted dying will undermine confidence in doctors and amount to the government endorsing suicide. Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart and Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier are among a group of Victorian religious leaders who ...

Thousands of Australians fighting late-stage renal and lung cancer will soon get easier access to a new miracle drug. From Tuesday 1 August 2017, the federal government will subsidise Opdivo so that patients will pay just $38.80 per treatment, or ...

BlueCross and Sapphire Care have announced they are set to merge. The companies will combine business operations in the coming months and anticipate completion later this year. The two providers made the announcement via a joint communiqué penned by BlueCross ...