Free birth—the practice of giving birth without the assistance of a medical professional—has been a growing trend in Australia. As more women seek autonomy over their pregnancy and childbirth, this ...

Emergency departments at regional hospitals are under immense pressure, despite more specialist doctors working in the bush. There has been a 75 per cent increase in the proportion of emergency ...

Sending mentally unwell patients for involuntary treatment in private hospitals remains on the table, after more than 110 public psychiatrists quit. The mental health doctors were among 206 of the 292 ...

His wife convinced him to go for a "man check" which eventually led to a prostate cancer diagnosis, a move from New Zealand to Australia and a place in a world-first medical trial. Subscribe for FREE ...

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster GLP-1 diabetes drug Ozempic led to improvements in some measures of alcohol use disorder in a small trial, US researchers say. The 48 participants in the nine-week trial all ...

Each year, over 300,000 women and gender-diverse people give birth in Australia, and their needs are incredibly varied. While Australian maternity care excels at providing physical health services, ...

Australian women are being let down by a lack of consideration for gender and sex in healthcare guidelines, leading to entrenched gender inequities at the highest levels of the health system. From ...

The ANMF advocates for changes for nurses, midwives, carers and students, as well as the community's healthcare needs.

This Health Service is a 100 + bed, Rural Teaching Hospital, providing acute, non-acute and outpatient services to communities in NSW’s far west. It has general medical, surgical, obstetric, ...

This teaching hospital has 427 beds and is located in the Darling Downs region that provides specialist services in ear, nose and throat surgery, eye surgery, gynaecology, orthopaedics, urology, ...

This Hospital is a modern 160 bed facility providing high quality health care and specialist services to North West Tasmania. It offers services in medical, surgical and allied health specialties ...