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I’ve seen people die without their family. It used to bring me to tears. Now I just feel weary
Doctors say patients will be forced to pay higher prices or travel hundreds of kilometres to continue their consults.
Some retailers worry a ban on smoking in Australia could damage business and encourage the black market.
The risk of a dangerous new coronavirus variant emerging on Australia’s doorstep is very real, as Papua New Guinea battles high rates of infection and low vaccination coverage.
A Pacific labour scheme has been transformative for Kiribati families but the brain drain has hit the country’s hospitals hard
A new report, endorsed by some of the country's top medical colleges, warns the effects of climate change will place immense pressure on Australia's hospitals in the next 10 years.
Think of Aboriginal health and you’ll probably recall messages of large gaps in life expectancy, increasing rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease and asthma. Or that the last ten years…
Across the country nurses are burnt out, exhausted and looking for new jobs, saying COVID-19 has only exacerbated workload pressures and staffing issues that existed long before the pandemic. Here's a look at the state of the workforce.
Too Deadly for Diabetes is a proven program backed by research. It could be in every Aboriginal medical service within weeks
Remote communities encounter multiple hurdles when trying to access non-GP services. Experts say those delays are increasing their suffering
In Fiji, 95% of adults have received one jab and 80% are fully vaccinated. In PNG, however, less than 1% of the population is fully vaccinated – and the country is giving away its vaccines.
There will need to be substantial increases in staffing across the sector in the next two years.
The NSW town of Gunnedah is just one of many rural areas struggling to attract medical staff, leaving it with ‘no capability’ to cope with any Covid outbreak
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As Australia tries to live with the virus, an increasing number of people may have to live with its potential long-term effects
The NSW president of the Australian Medical Association writes that it would be unethical to countenance the NSW Health Minister’s suggestion.
From massive loss and intense grief, the Marrin Weejali Aboriginal Corporation was born
With only one specialised clinic and a limited choice of psychiatrists, getting ADHD support in Tasmania as an adult is all but impossible.
‘We think it is reasonable for him to stay home – it’s cheaper for them if he dies’, says man’s partner
Four decades since HIV/AIDS was first detected, the number of cases in Australia and outcomes for those diagnosed have drastically improved. But as with the COVID-19 pandemic, it's not the case everywhere.
Indigenous people in Australia experience poorer health outcomes than non-Indigenous Australians. So it’s crucial health messaging is delivered in culturally appropriate ways.
Pandemic increased feelings of social isolation and a greater disparity was found between rich and poor
Struggling with a a fragile healthcare system, remote populations and widespread fear of the vaccine, COVID is running rampant in PNG. Australia has done much to help, but is it enough?
No one laughs. Bloody hell. These are really sick people. Everyone is on oxygen, there is coughing, spluttering, body aches. When I finally get into a room (gowned, gloved, goggles and visor on), I’m looking at a terrified person who has never seen me before and, I realise, doesn’t speak much English. Reassuring body language is hard. “I’m the doctor!” “You’re going to be all right!” Not that I actually know that. I do some gloved shoulder-squeezing to reassure, listen to the chest, feel the tummy and get out of there. You’re supposed to limit the time you are in the room.
The pandemic has increased pressure on rural and remote GPs struggling to find qualified doctors to take their place in the community
The federal health minister says the Commonwealth has already increased funding to the states for hospitals, and it was up to the states to match it.
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