An emergency “Code Yellow” has been declared in one state’s public hospital system as a new Covid and flu wave smashes health staffing numbers and generates a surge in new patient presentations. South Australia Health chief executive Robyn Lawrence triggered the emergency on Thursday and at a press conference onContinue Reading
A “triple threat” of surging flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) detections across NSW has prompted health authorities to call on people over the age 65 to get their free influenza vaccine. The NSW Health Respiratory Surveillance Report released on Thursday revealed a 27 per cent increase in influenzaContinue Reading
A Perth woman has shared a viral video that exposes a huge problem a growing number of Australians are grappling with. Imogen Blow, a content creator, took to TikTok last week to reveal she had been to see her GP because she kept losing her voice, which she needs forContinue Reading
A spike in gastro cases has lead Queensland health authorities to urge people to stay away from public pools and water parks. More than 823 cases of cryptosporidiosis – a gastrointestinal disease that commonly causes diarrhoea in young children – have been reported in Queensland since the start of 2024.Continue Reading
A woman said she felt “betrayed by feminism” after deciding she wanted to settle down, have a family and a husband as she approached 39th birthday. At one point during the interview with Fox News Digital, she broke down crying describing how she feared she would end up alone andContinue Reading
Volunteers are becoming increasingly hard to find, with time constraints combined with the cost-of-living crisis and the lingering impacts of Covid-19 leading to a widespread shortage. Research by the Centre for Volunteering finds that one in three volunteers in NSW has not returned to their role post-pandemic. The main barrierContinue Reading
Daniel Principe is waging a war against online pornography, which he says has warped the minds of young boys and made sexual violence seem normal and healthy. The celebrated youth educator and advocate works in schools across Australia trying to hold back the tide against a $150 billion global pornographyContinue Reading
Nine out of 10 Australians see a GP at least once a year — but in many places, the country’s once-lauded “free” healthcare has given way to hefty out-of-pocket fees of $100. Rates of bulk-billing — when a practitioner charges Medicare directly for the service — have plummeted, while doctorsContinue Reading
Calls to massively overhaul the sex education system in Australia are likely to become louder on the back of new data showing sexually transmitted diseases are spiking. The National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System has reported a huge rise in chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections across Australia – with the 15 toContinue Reading
Parental Guidance host Dr Justin Coulson has shared his nephew has died by suicide at the age of 20. The parenting expert and author revealed his “heart is shattered” after his “energetic” and “delightful” nephew, Logan, died on Sunday night while staying at his grandparents’ house. “My mum and dadContinue Reading