Health related stories including hospital and public services
Flying doctors in Queensland carried more patients and flew more with an average of 223 cases a day in the last 12 months. The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Queensland says it recorded more than 81,000 cases statewide in the […]
The bird flu has found its way to Queensland with the first suspected case reported on Moreton Island, Brisbane. A dead petrel found washed up on the island had returned a suspected positive result for the H5 bird flu, Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett says. The
A virus that can cause the common cold and is spreading more than influenza and COVID-19 is posing a risk to more than a million, unvaccinated, elderly Australians. The warning comes from the Immunisation Foundation of Australia (IFA) which says
Public confusion over sexual and remedial massages is prompting an industry call for the public to do their homework. Massage and Myotherapy Australia (MMA) says anyone seeking remedial massage therapy or myotherapy services need to check the Australian Massage Directory first before
Arthritis research has been given a $100 million 10-year funding boost as part of a mission to be established. The funding was announced by PM Anthony Albanese recently in launching the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions Research Mission. The launch was
Bowel cancer cases are rising in younger Australians according to new data and oncologists are not sure why. Bowel Cancer Australia (BCA) says new research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute predicts a doubling of early-onset (diagnosed
Micropatterns of physical activity like walking upstairs or carrying shopping bags may well help find a way to prevent Type 2 Diabetes. That is the finding of world-first research in the UK led by Melbourne-based Monash University, which found a
Most parents want less alcohol ads on TV, and during sports games, in a new survey commissioned by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE). The poll covered 2015 people in February with 75% of respondents wanting less alcohol
Dental costs are hurting eight out of 10 Australians in the pocket with one in eight saying it leaves them unable to pay for essentials like food. And the call is out for greater funding in the upcoming Federal Budget
Construction is under way on a $21 million flying doctor base at Launceston as Westpac agrees to keep sponsoring Tasmania’s rescue helicopter service. The Tasmanian government says the first soil was turned on the new base that will enable the
