Healthcare Clinic

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?

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.

More than 130 people have died within a day of being ramped at a Tasmanian hospital since 2018.

Claims health bureaucrats are pressuring doctors to prioritise ambulance patients over those in waiting rooms is being echoed by widow Elizabeth Eccleston.

Patients are thinking twice about going to the doctor, as a survey finds just 24 per cent of clinics Australia-wide offer bulk billing.

An investigation will now look into the Hectorville man's case, while the state's ambulance service launches its own inquiry.

Police say a man entered the hospital's cardiology unit and stole a large painting before strapping it to his car and driving away.

Increasingly priced out of the locum GP market, Streaky Bay's community-run medical clinic often has no doctor, which leaves nursing staff and volunteer ambulance members facing greater workloads.

Providing care to loved ones during the festive season can be stressful.  Juliet Middleton provides a few simple tips to reduce anxiety and ease the burden to the carer. 

It's the most comprehensive study of its kind and it can help address health inequalities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

The Opposition says Labor is breaking an election promise by reducing the opening hours of urgent care clinics that were announced ahead of last year's federal election.

Internationally, countries such as the US are scaling up efforts to address long COVID but Australia continues to close its specialist clinics. Medical professionals in Australia and overseas say it is a move that needs an urgent rethink.

Warnings emerge that patient care is being compromised by delays in treating the critically ill.

In WA's Gascoyne, waiting lists for dental care have stretched to 10 months, with a near-three-year wait for follow-up appointments, leaving locals with little option but to hit the road in search of other options.

Artificial intelligence is already being used in health care. But what do consumers think of that, and how should their answers shape how it's used in the future?

There are at least 43 suspected cases of Ralstonia in Australia, and an elderly patient's death at a private hospital on the Sunshine Coast is also believed to be linked. Here's what you need to know.

Under a $7 million deal with the Albanese Government, the five centres will join the national network and the ACT Government will be able to fund more staff and expand their services.

North Queensland doctors say the number of patients seeking voluntary assisted dying consultations has been underestimated and they need more practitioners to meet demand.

Eight thousand people are looking for a new doctor, after Tasmanian suburb of Bridgewater's only GP practice announced it'll shut its doors in December.

Tasmania's ailing health system has dominated question time in state parliament.

Australia's health regulator says it will be expanding its crackdown on cosmetic surgery to include Botox and other injectables.

The federal government extends its national rollout of endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics in a bid to improve diagnosis times and treatment.

The mother of a three-year-old girl who died in 2019 tells a coronial inquiry she sought medical attention six times for her daughter before her death.

Retired Perth dentist Richard Slattery gets a kick out of helping former addicts smile again, boost their confidence, and secure jobs — all through getting their teeth fixed.

Gabriel Messo was shot dead by Victoria Police during a violent attack on his mother in 2020. Now, his family is suing the state of Victoria for negligence, citing how they sought help for their mentally ill son at multiple healthcare facilities in the lead up to his death.