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The Australian Electoral Commission has established a disinformation register to counter false claims being made about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum process.
Increasing public access to defibrillators in Australia could double the survival rate of cardiac arrests that occur outside of hospitals.
Australia needs innovative solutions and new public health promotion measures to cope with the increasing demand for hospital care caused by an ageing population and an increase in chronic diseases.
Australia is at a unique moment in history with the tools, infrastructure and roadmap to eliminate Hepatitis B and C by 2030, but unless we alter our approach to diagnosis and treatment, experts say Australia will not make that target.
The warning bell has been sounded on the state of primary care and its ability to adequately treat and triage youth mental health conditions.
Proponents of the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament say it will help to Close the Gap in Indigenous health outcomes, and one academic interviewed for this article said she understood why some Australians have questions about the referendum.
A new study reveals just how effective vaccination against COVID-19 has been in reducing hospitalisations in regional Australia and highlights the value of primary care in reducing the burden on the hospital system.
Major changes to the prescribing and dispensing requirements for a medical abortion pill will remove red tape for primary care practitioners and increase access for women across Australia.
Increasing the focus on prevention and primary care will reduce the need for secondary and tertiary care and reduce hospitals’ greenhouse gas emissions, says a leading climate and health researcher.
