A ‘WHY not’ moment and a thirst for a new adventure was all it took to convince Brent Lang and his wife Taighen to pack their belongings into a few bags and head north. It didn’t take long for the ...

New guidelines for the care of pregnant women are placing a greater focus on healthy weight and risk associated with obesity. Announced by federal health minister Greg Hunt earlier this month, the latest guidelines recommend that health professionals have more ...

A humble vitamin B3 supplement could be the key to treating glaucoma, new research has found. Melbourne's Centre for Eye Research Australia is in the midst of conducting a world-first human trial that uses vitamin B3 to treat the disease of ...

Palliative Care Australia has launched the fifth edition of the National Palliative Care Standards and the Palliative Care Service Development Guidelines, in an effort to better shape how palliative care is planned, funded and delivered across Australia in the next ...

The first speakers for the 42nd World Hospital Congress have been announced, and will join a lineup of health leaders in Brisbane this October. During the announcement last week, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association chief executive Alison Verhoeven said delegates ...

Nearly half of Australians on stable lipid-lowering cholesterol treatment are not having enough high-density lipoprotein tests, research has revealed. The new figures, published in BMJ Open, suggest that many Australians may be at risk of developing cardiovascular disease because health ...

The AMA Public Hospital Report released today is evidence that all state governments need to re-negotiate the COAG 2020–25 hospital funding, the AMA says. At the launch of the Report Card in Brisbane this morning, AMA president Dr Michael Gannon ...

Allah yerhamu – “God have mercy on him”. This is one of the first lines of Arabic I needed to learn after arriving in Tal Abyad Hospital in northern Syria. They are the only words of comfort to offer when ...

Workplace issues like stress and bullying and physical and mental health worries are the key concerns for nurses, midwives and students who are ringing a dedicated helpline. Nurse & Midwife Support (NM Support) data from its first year of operation ...

As the AMA prepares for its annual Public Health Awards, the organisation has urged staff in the medical sector to nominate people or groups deserving of recognition. President Dr Michael Gannon said nominations were sought in the categories of Excellence ...