Nurses accept eight per cent pay offer
NSW nurses have voted overwhelmingly to accept the state government's offer of an eight per cent pay increase over the next two years.
Many 'trust' partner is a low STD risk
Too many people may consider themselves at low risk of sexually transmitted diseases simply because they trust their partner, a new study suggests.
New treatment for prostate cancer
A new prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects may one day give patients a better quality of life.
More heart failures in winter: study
The winter months bring more than colds and flu, according to research showing people are more likely to suffer heart failure in the chilly season.
Hollywood technology helps children walk
Hollywood animation technology used in blockbuster movies such as Lord of the Rings is now helping children to walk.
Water tanks pose dengue risk: Qld MP
A Queensland politician has warned the state could face dengue fever outbreaks if mandatory water tanks are not properly maintained.
Govt details $190 million autism package
Parents of autistic preschoolers will receive up to $12,000 over two years to help pay for early intervention programs.
Indigenous health gaps growing: report
The gap in mortality rates between Aboriginal and non-indigenous Australians is growing wider, a major conference has heard.
Early heart treatment can save lives
Heart attack patients given early drug treatment by ambulance paramedics have a better chance of survival, a new study shows.
New patch to ease Alzheimer's symptoms
A skin patch to treat the early signs of Alzheimer's disease will be subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
Methadone fee 'too costly for addicts'
Heroin addicts trying to wean themselves off the drug with methadone are struggling to pay pharmacy fees for the treatment, a new report has found.
Understaffing, overwork fuel superbugs
Programs to control deadly superbugs in Australian hospitals are failing because wards are too overcrowded and understaffed, experts say.
Living near roads 'bad for kids health'
Children who live near busy streets and highways have more respiratory problems than those who don't, according to findings of a group of German researchers.
Program to keep young from nursing homes
A pilot program aimed at keeping young people with progressive neurological disorders out of nursing homes will be launched in Melbourne.
Parkinson's drug listed on PBS
The listing of a Parkinson's drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme has opened a new chapter of treatment for sufferers of the disease.
Malaria drug hope from sea slugs
Australian researchers are hoping sponges and sea slugs from the Great Barrier Reef will one day provide a treatment for the potentially deadly disease malaria.