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Australians have a killer diet, prompting calls to restrict the amount of salt in certain foods. The average...

“Paramedics say urgent care is their “bread and butter” and they could help ease the strain if GPs could employ them under Medicare.

Peter Dutton wants an explanation after Anthony Albanese clarified an answer he gave in Parliament about the blocking of Qatar Airways flights

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The government has commissioned Professor Mark Cormack, the former chief executive of Health Workforce Australia, to investigate how nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and other health practitioners can do more in the health system.

Despite record numbers of doctors, nurses and psychologists applying to join the health system, it remains riddled with workforce issues and the raw numbers mask a more complex picture.

"Unhealthy diets need to improve, but the simple answer of blaming the individual is the wrong one"

Health experts want the government to review PwC’s advice on medical device costs after it emerged the company advised the industry on how to set prices.

It seems we’ll soon be forced to pay a lot more for aged care (and childcare) or be slugged a lot more tax!

A Priceline pharmacy sign about an upcoming policy change to prescriptions has been branded as a "scare campaign".