Private health rebate cut to fund aged care shower fees
A Howard-era decision to increase private health insurance subsidies for over-65s will be scrapped to help pay for elderly support services.
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The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.
Better access to GPs and an overhaul of private healthcare are among recommendations from doctors to radically improve Australia's troubled health system.
A Victorian-first study into a gentler IVF treatment hopes to reshape fertility care by eliminating the two-week hormonal injection process.
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‘Heartbreaking’: mum’s plea as allergy crisis worsens
Allergies are on the rise across Australia, with medical experts and families calling for more action as the economic cost soars to nearly $20 billion a year.
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Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price
Cost of living has forced Australians to cut down on their medications, prompting calls for Australia to shake up its drug subsidy approval scheme.
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Health workers’ sexual misconduct findings made public
More than 100 current and former health employees will have sexual misconduct decisions permanently added to their public record in landmark changes.
The government is preparing a major overhaul of Australia's main disability support scheme in a bid to bring down its spiralling cost.
A lack of long-term research has left a huge gap in being able to prevent and treat women's experiences of brain fog during menopause.
Doctors shell-shocked from 2025's record-breaking flu season are warning another significant round is on the way if vaccination rates stay low.
A plan to raise standards for some providers will help cut the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but some Labor MPs want more drastic reform.
A gentle, needle-less way to protect kids from the flu will be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of children for free in a bid to boost community immunity.
Fertility should be a conversation about shared responsibility, experts say, as they call for better education to fix a major health literacy gap.
Regional Australians face poorer health outcomes than city-dwellers. A landmark study suggests the problem may be visible on a street directory.
The government says it won't back down or negotiate the pharmaceutical benefits scheme despite pressure from the Trump administration following new tariffs.
Health insurance premium rises have begun, after the federal government in February approved an average industry-wide increase of 4.41 per cent.
Hundreds of Canberrans are expected to take to the track this weekend as the annual Relay For Life returns to the AIS Track and Field Centre.
A 20 per cent tax on unhealthy foods could lead to hundreds of thousands of lives being saved and billions in health costs recouped, research reveals.
One in four Australians is experiencing loneliness, prompting a national call to action ahead of Neighbour Day to encourage simple acts of connection and strengthen community belonging.
