Australia

New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia. Here’s what to know about the JN.1 shots

COVID vaccines have unquestionably made a huge difference during this pandemic. For example, it’s estimated COVID shots have saved more…

1 week ago

Australia is running low on oral morphine. What does that mean for pain relief in palliative care?

  Australia currently finds itself in the unusual position of being both in an opioid epidemic and experiencing a shortage…

1 month ago

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

  Western Australia and Victoria both issued health alerts this week over cases of mpox. WA has seen two cases,…

1 month ago

NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management

We are being told the health system is in crisis, “on the brink of failure” – spending beyond its budget,…

1 month ago

The right to disconnect is coming to Australia. What does this mean for you?

Next month, changes to the Australian Fair Work Act will give workers the formal right to disconnect from all work…

2 months ago

Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Australia. Here’s why – and what we can do about it

We’ve seen countless media reports in recent days, weeks and months about the ramping of ambulances at hospital emergency departments…

3 months ago

Breast cancer screening in Australia may change. Here’s what we know so far

The way women are screened for breast cancer in Australia may change. There’s international debate on the age women should…

3 months ago

Real Housewives of Dubai star Caroline Stanbury shows off new facelift and TINY frame as she arrives in Australia with her husband – after revealing her Ozempic weight loss

  Caroline Stanbury arrived in Australia on Wednesday alongside her much younger husband Sergio Carrallo, 29, to promote the second season of…

4 months ago

Australia is getting a brand new digital mental health service. Will it help? Here’s what the evidence says

In this 12 months’s budget, the federal government announced one among the largest changes to the mental health system in…

4 months ago

Surgery is the default treatment for ACL injuries in Australia. But it’s not the one way

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a crucial ligament within the knee. It runs from the thigh bone (femur) to…

5 months ago

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