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Structural fault lines between state and federal health funding mean access to this critical testing remains patchy, inequitable, and, for many, unexpectedly expensive.

Australia already has clear guidance on children’s daily movement, recreational screen time and sleep. Our analysis suggests the next step is practical: making healthy routines easier at home, at school and in the consulting room.

The National Asthma Council Australia has published a series of short topic updates prepared with panels of asthma experts, to help primary care clinicians follow national guidelines in the Australian Asthma Handbook.

Why are we still describing the people who run these machines with a name borrowed from a different technology? 

A new study suggests that the harder a clinical trial works to be flexible and realistic, the more its conclusion leans on statistical assumptions.

Many older Australians have encountered significant difficulties accessing respiratory support devices under the new Support at Home program.

A new National Model for Clinical Governance from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care aims to improve quality of care in acute health services.