Cost of Living Fuels Mental Health Crisis as Help-Seeking Lags

83% of Australians report cost of living damaging mental health. New early intervention service launches, but workforce shortages persist.

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Medicinal Cannabis Boom Obscures Lack of Mental Health Evidence

New University of Sydney research finds no evidence medicinal cannabis treats anxiety or depression despite rising prescriptions.

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121 Health Policies, Zero Strategy: Why Australia's Healthcare Crisis Deepens

Australia has 121 fragmented health workforce policies but no unified strategy. Psychiatrist shortages forecast to reach 20% by 2048. Opinion analysis of systemic governance failure.

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Perth Cardiac Surgery Unit Buckles Under Staff Shortage

Freedom of Information documents reveal severe staffing challenges at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital's cardiothoracic surgery unit in Perth during 2024-2025.

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Australia's Flu Vaccine Overhaul: What the 2026 Season Holds

ATAGI has redesigned Australia's 2026 flu vaccine, removing one strain and updating two others after the severe 2025 H3N2 subclade K season.

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AI Reaches New Milestone in Breast Cancer Detection: What Australia Should Know

New AI tool BRAIx shows promise predicting breast cancer risk better than traditional methods. Victoria trials underway.

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Bureaucratic Barrier Blocks Life-Saving Cancer Care for Two-Year-Old

An Australian family's request for life-saving cancer treatment for their two-year-old daughter has been rejected, raising questions about the country's drug approval framework.

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Peak Health Bodies Take Long-Consult Funding Fight to Parliament

The RACGP and 20+ patient groups have delivered an open letter to Parliament demanding a 40% Medicare rebate increase for longer GP consultations.

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Laptop-Sized Device Could Slash Days Off Melbourne STI Test Results

A laptop-sized Melbourne device using genetic 'barcodes' could cut days off STI test results and deliver more accurate diagnoses at the point of care.

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Home Blood Pressure Monitors Are Everywhere, But Are They Getting It Right?

From arm cuffs to Apple Watch, Australians have more blood pressure monitoring options than ever. Here's what the evidence says about each of them.

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