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  • Chris Minns on hospital funding row: we can't all be wrong

    Chris Minns on hospital funding row: we can't all be wrong
    Nov 19 2025
    State premiers have come together for an urgent meeting, as tensions rise over reaching a new public hospital funding deal with the federal government. A new report from the Grattan Institute also finds Australia's hospitals are wasting more than $1 billion a year on avoidable spending.
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    4 min
  • 'It shouldn't be painful to be a woman': Victorian report lays bare health care battle

    'It shouldn't be painful to be a woman': Victorian report lays bare health care battle
    Nov 9 2025
    The Victorian government has released the final report of an inquiry into women's experiences of pain - and it's made for some uncomfortable reading. Shaped by the experiences of 13,000 women and girls, the report has revealed gender health gaps, experiences of medical bias, sexism and misogyny, and feelings of being ignored or dismissed by clinicians are rampant throughout the Victorian health system.
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    7 min
  • 'Heartbreaking': Experts argue egg donation rules could change to help Australia's fertility issues

    'Heartbreaking': Experts argue egg donation rules could change to help Australia's fertility issues
    Nov 7 2025
    Demand for donated eggs is growing in Australia as more people face fertility challenges. But the demand for eggs far outstrips their supply and now, experts are arguing Australia should consider changing the rules around donation.
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    8 min
  • New concussion guidelines launched to help patients get the right care

    New concussion guidelines launched to help patients get the right care
    Nov 3 2025
    New national clinical guidelines for the treatment of concussion have been released. They are aimed at helping healthcare professionals treat patients with greater consistency, amid concern that providing the right care can still be a blind spot.
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    4 min
  • Aged care reforms: Who will pay more under the new system?

    Aged care reforms: Who will pay more under the new system?
    Oct 31 2025
    A long-awaited Aged Care Act comes into force today [[Nov 1]], four years after a Royal Commission recommended major reforms to the sector. The federal government says it will give older Australians more choice and access to in-home support, but there are concerns many people will end up paying more for care.
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    9 min
  • Kidney disease drug added to PBS, helping 65,000 Australians

    Kidney disease drug added to PBS, helping 65,000 Australians
    Oct 28 2025
    The federal government will add a medicine for chronic kidney disease into the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. More than 65.000 Australians are expected to benefit from the cheaper access to Jardiance , also known as Empagliflozin.
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    3 min
  • Peanut butter loving babies are licking allergies, study suggests

    Peanut butter loving babies are licking allergies, study suggests
    Oct 24 2025
    A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent them developing life-threatening allergies, a new US study has shown it's making a big difference in the real world. The study has found about 60,000 children in the United States have avoided developing peanut allergies after new guidance was issued in 2015 about when to introduce the allergen to youngsters.
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    6 min
  • Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer, researchers say

    Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer, researchers say
    Oct 21 2025
    Australian researchers have found breastfeeding can protect women against breast cancer by building up their immunity. According to a new study, pregnancy and breastfeeding produces infection-fighting T-cells that help guard against abnormal cells that could develop into cancer.
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    3 min