Aussies fail to recognise emergencies
While Australians may pride themselves on their she'll-be-right attitude to life, that approach could also worryingly be applied to potentially life-threatening medical emergencies.
A new...
Aust at halfway mark for fourth COVID shot
A little more than half of senior Australians eligible for their fourth COVID-19 vaccination have received it.
Federal government figures released on Thursday show 52.2...
COVID-19 hit mental health and hip pockets
One in five Australians say pressure to pay the bills at the height of the pandemic, when the nature of jobs drastically changed, adversely...
More hospital beds in SA winter strategy
An extra 80 hospital beds will be opened across Adelaide's hospital network along a new acute assessment centre as part of a winter strategy...
Evidence building on COVID-19 antivirals
Oral antiviral drug treatments approved for use in Australia could reduce the severity and lethality of COVID-19, according to international research.
The results of studies...
Free flu jabs at Tasmanian GPs, pharmacies
Tasmania will roll out free flu vaccinations at GPs and pharmacies for a month after the health department called for an urgent lift in jab rates.
The...
Hospitalisations up as virus lockdowns end
Hospital admissions have rebounded to pre-pandemic trends following a dip during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, government health data has revealed.
Hospitalisations could be...
‘Vigilance vital’ as COVID-19 deaths rise
COVID-19 deaths are again on the rise, with Australia recording 88 fatalities over the weekend and 363 in the past seven days.
By contrast, daily...
Free flu jabs for WA, SA residents in June
All residents in Western Australia and South Australia can receive a free flu jab in June.
WA residents of all ages will be able to...
Fears pandemic education fallout not over
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's education is not over, one of Australia's leading charities is warning.
A new survey from the Smith...