Tag: Health
Superbug hits 13 patients in Sydney hospital
Doctors at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital are trying to contain an outbreak of an infectious disease that is resistant to antibiotics. [MORE]
Audit finds asbestos in school buildings
Schools in south-east New South Wales have been given a bad report card over the use of health-threatening materials in their construction.[MORE]
State Government funds multi-million dollar expansion of Joondalup Hospital
The Health Minister has announced a $229.8 million dollar expansion of Joondalup Health Campus, which it says will double the size of the existing facility.[MORE]
Assaulted hospital staff forced to use WorkCover
Ballarat Health Services (BHS) says some of its staff have been forced to access WorkCover because they have been assaulted by patients.[MORE]
Qld Oppn seizes on long surgery waiting lists
Figures show 400 people have waited more than five years for elective surgery in Qld.[MORE]
Tindal wallaby cull hailed a success
The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, says the airforce culled 315 wallabies at its Tindal base near Katherine last month.[MORE]
Hospital program to reduce acute care numbers
A new program at the Mount Alexander Hospital at Castlemaine aims to reduce the number of acute care admissions for people with chronic diseases.[MORE]
Vic coroner investigates ectopic pregnancy death
The Victorian coroner is investigating the death of a 38-year-old woman near Cobram from an ectopic pregnancy.[MORE]
Fitzgibbon alarmed by Navy asbestos report
Joel Fitzgibbon alarmed by reports that thousands of Navy sailors could have been exposed to cancer-causing asbestos.[MORE]
Zimbabwe cholera toll continues to skyrocket
At least 1,732 people have died in Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic and the number of cases diagnosed has risen to 34,306, the World Health Organisation said.[MORE]
China confirms latest bird flu death
China's health ministry has confirmed that a 19-year-old woman died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing on Monday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.[MORE]
AMA hails increase in organ donations
There has been a 31 per cent increase in the number of Australians who have donated their organs in the past year.[MORE]
Big increase in organ donations
There has been an almost 50% increase in the number of West Australians who have donated their organs in the past year.[MORE]
Qld Police to crack down on drugs at music festivals
Police will target music festivals across south-east Queensland in the coming months in an attempt to combat the use illicit drugs.[MORE]
Health department dismisses cancer cluster concerns
The Western Australian Department of Health has found no evidence of an increased cancer risk at the Busselton Hospital.[MORE]
Sydney's pollution sparks health warning
Some Sydneysiders are being urged to avoid outdoor exercise today because of high pollution levels.[MORE]
Scientists find gene that makes cancer spread
A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, US researchers said.[MORE]
Palmerston mayor praises new medical services
The Northern Territory Government's decision to double ambulance services for Palmerston and the rural area is being welcomed by the city's mayor. [MORE]
Territory 'must never win another Dirty Ashtray'
The Northern Territory Cancer Council is urging the Government to speed up a review of the Tobacco Control Act.[MORE]
North Coast health service defends emergency waiting times
The New South Wales North Coast Area Health Service has defended waiting times at the region's hospital emergency departments, saying staff are doing their best in the face of increasing demand.[MORE]
Couple fined $42k over 'salmonella' rolls
A Sydney couple has been fined $42,000 for causing what the New South Wales Government says is the state's worst food poisoning outbreak.[MORE]
LGH ready for another busy day
Staff at the Launceston General Hospital are bracing for another busy day, after unprecedented demand on the emergency department in the past week.[MORE]
Concerns baby boom could result in SIDS increase
A predicted baby boom for Western Australia in this year has created concerns about a possible increase in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. [MORE]
British women injecting hormones to get a tan
Many British women have started injecting themselves with an untested and unlicensed tanning drug that increases the amount of dark pigment in their skin.[MORE]
Vic teenager struck by car
A 13-year-old boy has been taken to Frankston Hospital in a stable condition after being struck by a car in Rye.[MORE]
