Public Health

A medical centre in outback SA has launched an internal review after a man suffering from a suspected heart attack was refused entry and had to be treated at the local pub instead.

An injured farmer at a regional NSW emergency department is told to come back the next day as there is no doctor onsite, during an ongoing staff shortage local politicians say is becoming the norm.

Wee Waa residents are frustrated by a lack of detail after being told their hospital would return to 24/7 opening hours.

Renee Santos says her father waited for three months at Wollongong Hospital for a bed in a residential aged care facility. About 830 people are waiting in New South Wales hospitals for aged care beds to become available. 

Five months after the algal bloom was first detected on the Fleurieu Peninsula, residents along parts of the SA coast say it is continuing to impact their physical and mental health, with a new survey revealing feelings of worry and anxiety.

Clinics say the GP shortage is triggering people to abuse staff at South Australia's second largest city, while some patients travel 50 kilometres to smaller towns for urgent care.

As her daughter's mental health reached crisis point, WA mother Simone tried in vain to find help amid the state's buckling health system.

Telehealth websites have exploded in popularity since the pandemic. But the federal government is worried of an "increasing risk" of putting profit over patient care. So what are the risks?

Patients say long wait times for elective surgeries at public hospitals and the high cost of private hospital care are why they're heading overseas.

In university classrooms across the country, gynaecological cancer survivors are sharing their lived experience with health professionals to improve understanding and reduce delays in diagnosis.

Residents in a small central Queensland town are campaigning to get their full GP service back amid fears the area could lose another doctor.

A number of planned elective surgeries set for Wednesday have been rescheduled due to a significant surge in demand on hospital emergency departments, the WA Department of Health says.

Illicit tobacco is a national problem, but WA's police commissioner is concerned the state's weaker laws and penalties will make it attractive for organised crime. 

It comes despite a ministerial directive that all hospitals should be able to administer forensic tests 24 hours a day.

A NSW coroner finds Forster Private Hospital's care of Margaret Mariani, 88, was "significantly deficient".

Mapping the vast number of environmental and lifestyle factors that influence our health is an enormous task — but one researchers say could hold the key to better understanding disease development.

A coroner rules a dementia patient who disappeared from a regional Queensland hospital in 2023, never to be seen again, died from dehydration. It prompted security changes, but did not stop similar incidents.

The peak national body for community pharmacists wants to its members take on more responsibilities for community care in an 'ambitious' plan, but the initiative also has its critics.

A record number of patients have visited Canberra's emergency rooms this winter, with expected wait times pushing above nine hours at Canberra Hospital last night.

Robin Phillips said he was sick for days after inhaling wood heater smoke and is calling on authorities to better enforce rules around the heating device's use.