Preventable hospitalisations reveal access gaps between states, PHNs The data supports findings that areas of lower socioeconomic advantage and higher levels of remoteness need better access to quality primary care.
Children will be hurt most by climate impacts on health Fires, floods, heatwaves, air pollution – the life of a child born today will be ‘profoundly affected by climate change’, a major new report has warned.
Prostate cancer survival at ‘all-time high’ – but is it a happy life? Life goes on but its quality is often diminished, according to a new study.
eConsult model aims to bridge rural–urban chronic disease health gap A new model giving patients and GPs in western Queensland access to input from city-based specialists is set to launch next year.
Pill testing debate continues across Victoria The State Government remains opposed to a trial, despite the proposal being backed by the Melbourne Lord Mayor and Victorian ambulance union.
Lifetime risk of most common cancers overstated: new research Australia’s five most common cancers are less of a lifetime risk than previously thought – particularly for men.
Deaths from congenital heart disease are declining A new report shows that congenital heart disease is more likely to be experienced as a complex, ongoing condition.
Treatable conditions, family tensions can see advance care directives overruled Directives are meant to enshrine patient autonomy near the end of life, but doctors may be inclined to act in what they consider the patient’s best interest, new research has found.
‘Look, lift, feel’: Being breast-aware for life Oncoplastic breast surgeon Associate Professor Sanjay Warrier hopes his new campaign will empower younger women to carry out their own examinations.
Dealing with smartphone stress The relationship between smartphones and cortisol is not yet clear, but people do report feeling more stressed than before they had a smartphone.