Hospital halts heart surgeries for 10 days after nurse complaints
By Emily Anderson
Staff shortages paused heart surgeries for 10 days at a north Queensland hospital, with some patients urgently flown to Brisbane.
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Complex surgery successfully separates Fijian conjoined twins
By Lice Movono and Evan WasukaIn what was described as an "exceptionally rare" case, doctors in Saudi Arabia say a complex operation to separate 13-month-old Fijian conjoined twins has been successful.
#Health #InfantHealth #Surgery #Children #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HumanInterest #LiceMovono #EvanWasuka
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Calls for stronger warnings on iron infusion risks
By Danielle MaheWith the use of iron infusions on the rise in Australia, medical experts warn patients to be aware of a potentially serious side effect called hypophosphataemia.
#Health #WomensHealth #DiseasesandDisorders #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #DanielleMahe
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From Scotland to Tasmania, tiny town welcomes new GP
By Sandy PowellA tiny Tasmanian town's first local GP in nine years has arrived, all the way from Scotland.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-15/permanent-doctor-for-strahan-tasmania/107259746
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Health #RegionalCommunities #SandyPowell
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Rural doctors hit out at 'unsafe' birthing services model amid shortages
By Alana Calvert, Tahlia Fahey, and Clem StanleyRural GPs in South Australia's Mid North are urging the government not to trial a new birthing service at two of their hospitals, saying it will fragment patient care and have flow-on effects on an already under-pressure health system.
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HealthPolicy #Babies #RegionalCommunities #WomensHealth #RuralandRemoteCommunities #AlanaCalvert #TahliaFahey #ClemStanley
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EDs 'not adequately equipped' for aging population, report says
By Cason HoThe nation's peak body for emergency doctors has warned that long emergency department waits are common because of surging demand driven by Australia's aging population.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/acem-report-aging-population-health-system-crisis/107257352
#OlderPeople #HealthcareFacilities #EmergencyServices #Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #AgedCare #CasonHo
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Doctor banned for prescribing drugs to patient, then buying them back
A South Australian GP has lost his registration after entering an arrangement with a patient that involved prescribing an addictive opioid medication, which he then bought back, a tribunal has ruled.
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Plastic surgeons warn of complications as Australians seek face lifts overseas
By Shari HamsA South Korean cosmetic surgery company has cancelled a Sydney event where prospective patients were due to meet doctors not registered to practise in Australia.
#MedicalProcedures #CosmeticIndustry #Health #WomensHealth #MedicalEthics #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #ShariHams
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What it's like to live and work in Antarctica
Winnie Yum and her partner Nelson Athanasiou had to navigate the reality of putting their lives and careers in Australia on hold for 12 months after being accepted for roles at Davis Research Station.
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Judith Lucy's cancer journey will reveal resilience she didn't know she had
Judith Lucy's breast cancer diagnosis means she has joined a club nobody wants to be a part of. A survivor tells how humour and resilience can make the journey easier.
#BreastCancer #WomensHealth #MedicalProcedures #Cancer #Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals
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Woman, 71, treated on 'cold floor' of Adelaide hospital
By Will HunterA woman details how she spent four hours on the floor of the Noarlunga Hospital while being treated for a chronic lung condition.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-09/woman-treated-on-cold-floor-of-adelaide-hospital/107246716
#HealthcareFacilities #HealthPolicy #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #WillHunter
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This rural town has 2,000 people and, soon, not a single GP
By Jacob GambleA Queensland town is set to lose its only permanent GP, as advocates warn the situation is at breaking point.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/moura-rural-health-doctor-shortage/107221188
#PublicHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Health #JacobGamble
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Concreter survives three deadly strokes, warns against ignoring symptoms
By Madeline GraceA Queensland stroke survivor is overhauling his life and spreading awareness of symptoms after nearly dying this year, as experts say rushing to hospital as soon as possible is critical.
#Stroke #Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #MadelineGrace
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SA hospital pressure leading to demand 'flashpoint', union warns
By Daniel Keane and Matthew Ward AgiusA non-verbal man who was later diagnosed with pneumonia was ramped for more than nine hours at an outer suburbs hospital amid significant demand that the doctors union says left staff feeling "helpless".
#HealthcareFacilities #HealthPolicy #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Unions #DanielKeane #MatthewWardAgius
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Victorian doctors to walk off the job amid ongoing pay dispute
By Jason KatsarasThousands of doctors could strike on Thursday to protest what they describe as deteriorating conditions leading to burnout.
#Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Unions #HealthAdministration #PublicHealth #JasonKatsaras
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Retired doctor extradited from NSW pleads not guilty to indecent assault
A patient who was allegedly indecently assaulted during a medical appointment 20 years ago has told a Tasmanian court he was frightened of reporting the incident at the time.
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'Makeshift' treatment areas and long waits reported at major Adelaide hospital ED
By Isabella CarbonePatients waited more than 13 hours to be treated at the biggest emergency department in Adelaide's northern suburbs, which has been operating at "crisis" levels for months, according to SA's doctors' union.
#Health #HealthcareFacilities #HealthPolicy #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #FederalStateIssues #IsabellaCarbone
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Migrant doctors filling GP gaps where 'there's nobody else'
By Grace Crivellaro and Brooke ChandlerAs political debate about slashing migrant numbers continues, a medical centre in the NSW Southern Highlands is relying on doctors from overseas.
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Health #Work #HealthPolicy #MigrationPolicy #RegionalCommunities #Immigration #GraceCrivellaro #BrookeChandler
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Cold and flu supplements containing controversial herb to face recall
By Joanna WoodburnAustralia's medicines regulator flags the future recall of cold and flu supplements containing a herb linked to anaphylaxis and other severe allergic reactions.
#CoughsandColds #Allergies #Health #AlternativeMedicine #Herbalist #VaccinesandImmunity #AcupunctureandChineseMedicine #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #JoannaWoodburn
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'This same crap': Why a trailblazing surgeon took on the establishment
By Erin Semmler and Leisa ScottAustralia's first Indigenous eye surgeon Kris Rallah-Baker has walked a zigzag path, driven by family struggles and overcoming 'unashamed racism'.
#Ophthalmology #IndigenousPeoples #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HumanInterest #Racism #IndigenousCulture #Eyes #ErinSemmler #LeisaScott
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Outback nurse credits non-profit counselling service for saving career
By Esse DevesA remote area nurse who has previously worked across the Pilbara and Kimberley is encouraging other regional nurses and midwives to seek peer-to-peer counselling if experiencing burnout, anxiety or isolation.
#MentalHealth #Counselling #Nurses #RemoteWorking #Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #EsseDeves
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Mother's videos of dying toddler may be used to train junior doctors
By Catherine JamesThe mother of two-year-old Pippa White, who died in a NSW Hospital after diagnosis and treatment delays has welcomed the prospect of videos of her symptoms being used to train doctors.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/toddler-pippa-white-sepsis-death-coronial-inquest/107151038
#ChildrensHealth #PublicHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Courts #CatherineJames
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'Wrong decision': New babies' hospital plans slammed by doctors
By Keane BourkeThe WA government unveils revised plans for the new Women and Babies Hospital, including upgraded infant transfer facilities, but the doctors' lobby is unimpressed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/new-perth-babies-hospital-plans-slammed-by-doctors/107133008
#HealthcareFacilities #PregnancyandChildbirth #InfantHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #HealthPolicy #WomensHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #KeaneBourke
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Rural towns finding the right medicine to end doctor drought
By Liam O'Connell and Ellie WillcoxNearly a third of medical graduates are taking up general practice, and health experts say it is an opportunity to rebuild rural practices from the ground up.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/healthcare-solutions-patchy-gp-coverage/107123532
#Health #RegionalCommunities #HealthPolicy #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #LiamOConnell #EllieWillcox
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Ex-chief psychiatrist 'rendered unemployable' gets licence conditions removed
By Ashleigh BarracloughTasmania's former chief psychiatrist has had conditions on his medical registration removed, after earlier admitting to professional misconduct by prescribing medication to his partner.
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Maternity unit problems persist at Toowoomba Hospital, review finds
By Grace Nakamura and Elly BradfieldLongstanding issues at Toowoomba Hospital's troubled maternity unit are yet to be resolved, according to an independent review of the ward.
#WomensHealth #Health #HealthAdministration #PregnancyandChildbirth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #GraceNakamura #EllyBradfield
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Victorian healthcare system is 'fundamentally broken', GP says
By Jean Bell and Eden HynninenAustralia's leading GP group warns people will continue to get sicker if clinics and staff are not supported.
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #RegionalCommunities #HealthAdministration #JeanBell #EdenHynninen
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Hundreds or regional doctors stop work over poor working conditions
By Eden Hynninen, Charlotte Wilkes, and Tyrone DaltonDoctors from Ballarat Base Hospital and Bendigo Health have walked off the job citing exhaustion, low morale and stressful working conditions.
#IndustrialAction #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #EdenHynninen #CharlotteWilkes #TyroneDalton
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Extra beds added to Darwin's ageing hospital as new ward welcome patients
By Oliver ChaselingA new multi-purpose ward at the Northern Territory's largest hospital has received its first patients this week, with hopes the $24 million investment will help ease capacity pressures in Darwin's health sector.
#PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Infrastructure #GovernmentFunding #OliverChaseling
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Perth GP receives bravery commendation for disarming axe-wielding attacker
By Emma WynneFergus McCabe has been commended for bravery after he ran to the aid of his colleague, GP Anna Chaney, after a stalker entered her consulting room and wounded her in stomach, grabbing the axe and restraining the offender until police arrived.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/bravery-commendation-for-perth-gp-axe-attack/107102828
#AwardsandPrizes #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Crime #EmmaWynne
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How a world-leading health study in a small town helped shape modern medicine
By Madigan Landry and Neve BrissendenSince 1966, the Busselton Health Study has made several life-saving medical advancements possible, changing the way some chronic diseases are treated around the world.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/busselton-health-study-turns-60/107054940
#MedicalResearch #PopulationGroups #RegionalCommunities #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #DiseasesandDisorders #HumanInterest #HeartDisease #Asthma #MadiganLandry #NeveBrissenden
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Drug company backdown sees lifesaving cancer treatment offered for free
By Mary Lloyd and Stephanie DalzellBreast cancer patients were considering removing their ovaries until the maker of Zoladex 3.6mg said they would give the drug away rather than list it on the PBS.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/zoladex-pbs-astrazeneca-breast-cancer-endometriosis/106969942
#WomensHealth #Health #DiseasesandDisorders #MedicalResearch #Pharmaceuticals #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #MaryLloyd #StephanieDalzell
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Mothers in WA's north to be left without a private midwife
By Ruby LittlerThe only private midwifery practice in Broome is being forced to close because it is no longer sustainable to keep operations going.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/private-midwifery-practice-kimberley-shuts/106457042
#PregnancyandChildbirth #WomensHealth #HealthcareFacilities #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #RubyLittler
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Lucinda donated her heart to another woman and lived to tell the tale
By Janelle Miles and Emma PollardLucinda is a member of an exclusive club — living heart donors, and is the only woman to have a baby after a heart-lung-liver transplant
#Health #CommunityandSociety #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #DeathandDying #DiseasesandDisorders #MedicalProcedures #PregnancyandChildbirth #JanelleMiles #EmmaPollard
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Is ADHD a superpower? We unpack meaning behind key symptoms
By Mark du Potiers and Gemma FergusonSome people refer to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as "a superpower" while others describe their ADHD symptoms as debilitating. Can both be true?
#ADHD #PeopleWithDisability #MentalHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Psychiatry #SupportServices #MedicalResearch #MarkduPotiers #GemmaFerguson
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Women say getting an IUD in Alice Springs feels impossible
By Elsie LangeIUDs can be inserted by GPs, gynaecologists and family planning doctors, but in Alice Springs there aren't enough local professionals trained to do so.
#WomensHealth #Women #Contraception #SupportServices #RegionalCommunities #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #ElsieLange
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Brisbane women turning to abortion clinics for miscarriage care
By Emma PollardBrisbane women have told the ABC they paid an abortion clinic for their chosen miscarriage care rather than getting it at their large public hospital.
#PregnancyandChildbirth #Abortion #Religion #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #ReproductionandContraception #EmmaPollard
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Kitchen in the NT's newest hospital fails food safety standards
By Lillian RangiahLarge sections of flooring at the Northern Territory's newest, multi-million-dollar hospital are having to be ripped up and replaced after the facility failed food safety checks.
#Infrastructure #FoodSafety #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #OccupationalHealthandSafety #HealthcareClinic #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #LillianRangiah
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US-based online retailer bans melatonin sales to Australia after jump in child overdoses
By Hanan DervisevicMany Australian families use melatonin supplements to help their kids get a good night's sleep. But new data shows a concerning spike in overdoses among children taking the gummies.
#Sleep #Parenting #Children #ChildrensHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #HananDervisevic
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Morphine overdose from circumcision blamed for boy's 'devastating' death
By Briana Shepherd and Blake KagiPerth doctor Raad Hassan is referred to health regulators after circumcision surgery led to the "devastating" and preventable death of toddler David Kalunga Flynn from a morphine overdose.
#ChildrensHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #BrianaShepherd #BlakeKagi
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Doctor referred to regulator over preventable death of 2yo after circumcision
By Briana Shepherd and Blake KagiPerth doctor Raad Hassan is referred to health regulators after circumcision surgery led to the "devastating" and preventable death of toddler David Kalunga Flynn from a morphine overdose.
#ChildrensHealth #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #BrianaShepherd #BlakeKagi
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When video of this surgeon went viral, his colleagues were the least surprised
By Louise Milligan, Mayeta Clark, and Lara SonnenscheinIt took a viral video for Australia to see a side of a celebrated neurosurgeon that some of his colleagues and patients had known about for years.
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Surgery #MedicalEthics #MedicalProcedures #HealthcareFacilities #HealthAdministration #LouiseMilligan #MayetaClark # #LaraSonnenschein
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Neurosurgeon dials in to emergency brain surgery from 600km away
By Katrina BeavanNew telehealth technology allows a neurosurgeon to "scrub in" from Brisbane via live feed to assist a Rockhampton general surgeon relieve a brain bleed, in an Australian public hospital first.
#Surgery #PublicHealth #EmergencyCare #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #MedicalProcedures #Health #KatrinaBeavan
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SA doctors to strike if pay negotiations cannot be reached, union says
Members of South Australia's doctors union have rejected the state government's latest pay offer, with the union saying strike action will be considered if a negotiation cannot be reached.
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Doctors on the brink: Burnout, unsafe shifts, and a system in collapse
By Hagar Cohen and Richard MocklerAs a junior doctor in a busy emergency department Dr Fahad Khan expected long hours and high stress. What he didn't expect was a creeping concern that it might kill him.
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Hospital 'Tetris puzzle' could put SA patients at risk, tribunal hears
Doctors and nurses say patient care could be compromised if the SA government pushes ahead with plans to shift the infectious diseases unit out of Adelaide’s biggest public hospital and move it to a site across the road.
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #HealthcareFacilities #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals
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Maternity services to expand in Hobart following private service closure
By Sophie JaggersFederal government funding will allow Hobart's maternity services to expand at both Calvary and the Royal Hobart hospitals.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-26/expanded-maternity-services-for-hobart/104983880
#PregnancyandChildbirth #Health #HealthAdministration #WomensHealth #MedicalProcedures #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #SophieJaggers
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Queensland's new government to axe drug laws, against the advice of police and doctors
By Emma Pollard and Claudia WilliamsQueensland's new premier has confirmed the LNP will repeal drug laws that are diverting thousands of people from the criminal justice system and have the support of police and doctors.
#DrugOffences #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Laws #JusticeSystem #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Police #EmmaPollard #ClaudiaWilliams
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Social media now a go-to resource for GPs seeking specialists
By Meagan DillonAustralian doctors are turning to social media to secure specialist appointments for their patients, as it becomes increasingly difficult to determine who has open books.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-28/doctors-using-social-media-to-book-specialists/104489522
#DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #SocialMedia #Health #MeaganDillon
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Australian patients have a hard time proving medical negligence, but in NZ it's a different story
By Owen Jacques and Grace WhitesideFamilies face an expensive legal battle to prove medical negligence in Australia, but experts say reforms that New Zealand undertook two decades ago offer a solution.
#Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #LegalProfession #MedicalProcedures #LawCrimeandJustice #OwenJacques #GraceWhiteside
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Kaitlyn went to hospital with severe cramps and left with an unexpected baby boy
By Jamie ThannooA day after arriving in hospital, Kaitlyn and her partner had a newborn baby in what's known as a cryptic pregnancy.
#PregnancyandChildbirth #Health #Babies #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #JamieThannoo