HealthTimes - 23-09-2014

The tragic events in Lockhart in early September will remain with many of us for a very long time.  A family tragedy shocked families, a local community and indeed our

AAP - 23-09-2014

Health spending increased by just 1.5 per cent to $147bln in 2012/13 compared to 5.1 per cent a year over the past decade. Health spending has

AAP - 23-09-2014

The AMA says a new health report makes a mockery of the Abbott government's claims that health expenditure is out of control. A report showing

Karen Keast - 20-09-2014

There’s growing calls for Australia to send a contingent of nurses, doctors and other health workers as part of a coordinated international response to the Ebola epidemic

AAP - 15-09-2014

About 250 people have gathered in Perth and around Australia calling for governments to legalise cannabis for sick and dying patients. Five-year-old

AAP - 03-09-2014

Qld's health minister says legislation should be updated in light of advances in genetic mapping technology to protect against potential discrimination. BRISBANE,

AAP - 29-08-2014

The Cancer Council says new research shows the tobacco industry's major arguments against Australia's plain packaging reforms have gone up in smoke.

AAP - 29-08-2014

Prisoners at a medium security facility in Victoria are in lock down after swine flu was detected there. [subscribe] Swine flu has been

Karen Keast - 21-08-2014

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has rejected the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) push for a $6.15 GP co-payment. The peak

AAP - 18-08-2014

Victoria's elective surgery waiting list has been cut to a four-year low. The Victorian government says the Department of Health's preliminary figures