public health

GPs urgently renew push for flu vaccinations

Australian health experts are sounding the alarm over low flu vaccination rates as winter sets in, warning children and older…

“Enough is enough”: NSW doctors strike enters third day

Thousands of public hospital doctors across NSW walked off the job this week, calling for pay and conditions to be addressed. Doctors…

‘Major win’: Albanese promises to cap cost of PBS medications

Prescription medicines will be capped at $25 per script under a major cost-of-living election promise set to be unveiled by…

5 years since Covid was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one

On March 11 2020, as Covid continued to spread rapidly around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared…

Help for aged care residents in Alfred’s path, providers’ duty of care

While the impact of Ex-Cyclone Alfred is still being felt in many communities in northern NSW and southeast Queensland, the…

50 new urgent care clinics are on the cards. But are the existing ones working? Here’s what we know so far

Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia.…

Hospitals will get $1.7 billion more federal funding. Will this reduce waiting times?

Henry Cutler, Macquarie University Last week, the federal government announced it will pay states and territories an extra, one-off, A$1.7…

Albanese’s “cracker” announcement: $1.7B in additional funding for public hospitals and health services

The Albanese government has unveiled a $1.7bn funding boost for state-run hospitals amid “pressures” hampering the country’s health system. The…

Mpox cases in Australia are less severe than in Africa. Here’s what to know about the strain spreading here

Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia Western Australia and Victoria both issued health alerts this week over cases of mpox.…

Public health physician discusses how hospitals can tackle climate change

This week climate change has been thrust to the forefront of national debate with catastrophic fires engulfing parts of the…

ANMF joins calls for pill testing

As we head into the Australia day long weekend, the AMNF has followed the lead of the AMA and many…

Health experts welcome student dental van plan

The Victorian Labor government will fund free dental care for primary and secondary students at government schools if it wins…

Spotlight on the world of illicit medical cannabis use

Researchers have shone light on the medical reasons for illicit cannabis use among Australians. The team from the University of…