The Palm Cockatoo Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) at Weipa Hospital, Cape York Peninsula, has assisted local women to give birth locally rather than travelling 800 km to Cairns. The group wants to make a culturally safe space so that more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women can give birth in the Western Cape.
Health professionals around Australia join forces to put pressure on the federal government for action in Gaza
The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society has updated guidance for the screening, diagnosis and classification of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy.
Women from Weipa, Napranum, Aurukun and Mapoon came together on Alnigth land alongside nationally and internationally renowned health and human rights advocates to draw a line in the sand for health equity.
Access to dialysis care across Australia is not equitable, prompting calls for greater investment in dialysis care infrastructure.
Using electric fans before air conditioners not only protects against heat-related illness, but is cheaper and more energy efficient, which researchers say is increasingly crucial for vulnerable populations as the world grapples with climate change.
With the threat of H5N1 avian influenza looming, it is essential people working at the human-animal interface are prepared and protected.
New research examines how COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations could be reduced through national vaccine campaigns.
Junior doctors in New South Wales have long decried what they describe as unsafe working conditions and unequal pay. In February, junior doctors went on strike after a leaked email referred to the group as “marshmallows” for questioning working hours. Recently, the NSW government released its report from the Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding, which calls for further efficiencies and funding.
