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Alarm bells are sounding in Australia’s medical sector as Healthscope, the sole national private healthcare provider, announces the cessation of maternity services at its hospitals in Darwin and Hobart. This …

An elderly resident has succumbed to melioidosis, a rare bacterial disease, following severe floods in Far North Queensland. The Townsville Hospital and Health Service reported this as the first melioidosis …

Nurses and midwives at Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney have embarked on a 26-hour strike, commencing at 6am today, to demand improved wages and enhanced staffing conditions. This action by …

A new mobile health initiative in Australia aims to significantly reduce lung cancer fatalities by promoting early detection of the disease. Launched by the Lung Foundation Australia in partnership with …

In Nicaragua, at least 30 individuals have become infected with the deadly New World screwworm parasite (Cochliomyia hominivorax), which has resurfaced after being eradicated in the 1990s. This alarming resurgence …

A grieving family from Sydney is demanding an independent inquiry into Northern Beaches Hospital following the death of their beloved two-year-old son, Joe. Elouise and Danny Massa took Joe to …

A new initiative has been launched to ensure that Australians with sarcoma gain access to innovative anti-cancer treatments. Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer originating in bones and soft tissues, …

Ovarian cancer, known as the silent killer, tragically has the lowest survival rate among women’s cancers, with no current early detection tests available. A team of scientists from Queensland aims …

Genea, one of Australia’s leading IVF providers, is conducting an urgent investigation into a cyber incident involving unauthorised access to its data. A spokesperson for the fertility clinic confirmed that …

The Yours and Owls festival in Wollongong this March will be the first music festival in New South Wales to implement pill-testing as part of a 12-month trial by the …