Patient warning over plan to ease GP load with pharmacy
NSW pharmacies will be able to treat more health conditions under a state government plan aimed to take pressure of GPs.
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Supermodel Elle Macpherson has opened up about her secret battle with breast cancer and why she turned down chemotherapy in favour of "holistic" treatment.
Australia doctors are increasingly using AI tools in their clinics but medical groups insist patients will not be diagnosed by technology.
All Australians could get free access to dental care as the Greens set out their plans for power under a potential minority government.
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Finger-prick test could screen for early Alzheimer’s
GPs could soon be able to quickly screen patients for Alzheimer's disease using a simple, handheld device developed by Monash University engineers.
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Google tests if AI can improve hearing
Could hearing aids and cochlear implants benefit from artificial intelligence technology? Google and Australian researchers have teamed to find out.
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Chemicals in plastics ‘threaten human life cycle’
The most comprehensive review published on the negative health impacts of plastics shows increased health risks across the human life cycle.
CLARE COLLINS lists five foods to add to your shopping list to save money – and they’re good for you, too.
Mpox cases are rising in Australia's eastern states, with certain groups of sexually-active men in particular urged to seek out free vaccines.
Engineers have developed AI technology that can assesses the quality of live sperm in seconds, removing the need for invasive procedures in IVF treatments.
As the understanding of a common degenerative joint disease shifts, doctors are calling for a rethink of how the condition is treated and discussed.
Australian baby and toddler foods are overwhelmingly failing nutritional tests, often due to being loaded with too much sugar.
A medical 'disaster' is looming as the pipeline of antibiotics dries up, with efforts underway to stop the 'silent pandemic'.
Scientists have developed a method to predict when a bacterial infection will become resistant to antibiotics in what is believed to be a world first.
Eight years after Labor's election promise in 2016, Canberra Hospital's Critical Services Building will open on August 17.
Only one-in-three Australians visits the dentist regularly as costs keep them away, while the dental association calls on government to expand subsidies.
Artist Heather Aspinall, of Ainslie, spent more than a year on the waiting list for a liver transplant. Then the call came. A donor was available. She and her husband, Steve Roberts, say the moment was wonderful, but bittersweet.
Feeling sick? How do you know if it's the flu, covid, RSV or something else? Dr NATASHA YATES takes a look.
Agricultural groups have broadly welcomed a Federal Court finding that common weedkiller Roundup cannot be proven to cause cancer, saying it reinforces its safety for use in food production.
