Doctors and Medical Professionals

Lianne Williams is one of the many women with endometriosis who has had to fight to have medical professionals take her symptoms seriously. Clinics dedicated to treating the condition are becoming more common, but are they working?

Amber-Jade Sanderson says private health insurers and the federal government need to help improve coverage for mental health care after a Perth clinic closed because it was not financially viable.

Australia's medical regulation system claims to prioritise public safety, but often falls short of public expectations. That might be about to change.

With pet blood products in constant short supply, donations from dogs such as Rugar are the difference between life and death at busy veterinary hospitals.

The former head of medical services at a major Tasmanian hospital allegedly falsified medical certificates of death, a registered nurse and midwife tells a parliamentary committee.

A man still grieving the loss of his mother in January says Tasmanian ambulance paramedics had to ask him to provide blankets and pillows to transport her safely and comfortably — meanwhile, an inquiry into the service hears apologies over long wait times and inadequate care.

A social worker tells an inquest into the death of a baby boy, 11 days after he was discharged from a north Queensland hospital, that she did not report her concerns about his parents to the Department of Child Safety.

Wollongong surgeon Laurencia Villalba's technique uses a catheter to "destroy" and "dissolve" pulmonary embolisms. Here's how it works.

Nick Ham lost about half his body weight after spending more than $20,000 on bariatric surgery -- much of it paid for by his dad, who withdrew from his superannuation on compassionate grounds.

The federal government says up to $20 million will be made available over seven years to find treatments for childhood brain cancers, including Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

Hannah achieved her dream of becoming a doctor — but she says it's come at a great cost due to the traumatic discrimination she's faced.

When Lisa Gilbert was deciding what to specialise in, she had to choose between her dream physician job or staying in the region that had become her home due to limited training options outside the city.

The data show free appointments have risen – especially in areas with historically low rates of bulk billing.

We ask people for their experiences of Tasmania's ailing health system and hear of misdiagnoses, long waits for treatment or, worse still, no treatment at all. But we also receive some good reports.

Canberra doctor Nathem Al-Naser is banned from providing health services after authorities find he was sexually inappropriate towards two female patients.

Some women who desperately want to breastfeed their babies are giving up because of a lack of support in regional and rural Australia. 

Often feeling scared and alone, women are making a 950-kilometre round trip from Carnarvon to give birth at the nearest hospital.

They are essential to diagnosing brain, skeletal, and organ problems, but if you live in this regional area you won't find a bulk-billed MRI easily.

A simple visit to the doctor for a script turns into a medical emergency for Alf Cantrell with a trip to Sydney to unblock three coronary arteries. 

A veteran GP says he is scrambling to keep his outback Queensland clinic working, as calls grow for an urgent fix to staff shortages.

There are over 130 classroom vacancies in Territory public schools, which comes on top of a shortage of over 200 nurses.

More Australians are able to undertake tests that help determine hidden health risks, but doing so can make it hard for them to get life insurance, leaving a difficult choice.

Because genetic testing found Meg Herrmann had an increased risk of breast cancer, life insurers can legally use that information to discriminate against her.

With one in seven Australian women likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, concern is growing about the wait times for diagnostic mammograms around the country.

There's a growing push to re-think antidepressant use in Australia due to high dispensing rates.