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Treasurer warns vaping is hurting health and the budget

AAP - 12-04-2023

The treasurer warns the explosion in vaping is weighing on the budget as well as the health of Australians. The switch to vaping and black-market tobacco products

 
Time to find out your 'real age', researchers say

AAP - 11-04-2023

Australians could be older than they think. Researchers say they can measure the biological age of a person's brain and organs, challenging the belief that

 
Call to put patients before profits in budget measures

AAP - 11-04-2023

Patients must be put before profits, warns a peak body representing doctors as pressure mounts for the federal budget to address rising medical costs. Treasurer

 
New lifesaving drugs free for rare inherited diseases

AAP - 09-04-2023

Two breakthrough medicines will be available free for Australians with extremely rare and life-threatening inherited diseases. The drugs will help save the lives

 
Charlie Teo says 'the truth' will clear his name

AAP - 27-03-2023

Star neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has admitted making an error during surgery by going "too far" and leaving a patient damaged. The high-profile doctor

 
Longer scripts will make GP visits cheaper

AAP - 27-03-2023

Medicines must be cheaper and easier to access so doctors have more time for their patients, the peak body for GPs says. The Royal Australian College of General

 
Best Recliners For Your Back For Health Professionals

Health Times - 24-03-2023

Back pain is already a significant issue for the general population, with roughly one in six Australians suffering currently. But, for health professionals, especially nurses,

 
No to easing vape laws in bid to protect children

AAP - 22-03-2023

A vape disguised as a highlighter in a child's pencil case is one of the many reasons the federal health minister is pushing for an e-cigarette crackdown.

 
Plastic chemicals doing untold human harm

AAP - 22-03-2023

A global coalition of scientists and other experts say the human race is swimming in a toxic soup of chemicals used to make plastics, with potentially dire consequences for

 
Nationals back vaping access despite health experts

AAP - 21-03-2023

The Nationals are at odds with health experts over the regulation of vapes, arguing retailers should be allowed to sell the nicotine version. "We've

 

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