An exciting opportunity exists for an Old Age Consultant Psychiatrist to join SVHM’s Health Independence Program’s (HIP) Cognitive Dementia & Memory Service (CDAMS). CDAMS is an outpatient clinic for ...

A controversial privately run public hospital will face a parliamentary probe after critical failings led to the death of a toddler. Two-year-old Joe Massa collapsed and died in September after he and ...

Their union wants a $5 per hour pay increase, claiming one in four National Disability Insurance Scheme workers are looking for a job elsewhere. Residential house supervisor Peter ...

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Its compact nature means the artificial heart can cater to patients as young as 12 years old. While the implant was temporary, Dr Timms said the longer-term goal was for it to bec ...

Being married triples the risk of obesity in men, new research suggests. Experts found the risks of being overweight increase for both sexes when married, but appear to be particularly acute for men.

The Chinese government is aiming to tackle obesity among its population of 1.4 billion, including the more than 50 per cent of adults who are overweight. Some "comrades" find it difficult to control ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen studied more than half a million people across the UK to understand the effects of smoking in pregnancy and how they can pers ...

Swapping butter for canola or olive oil could slash the risk of an early death, new US research suggests. Experts examined data for more than 221,000 adults, who were followed up for 30 to 50 years, ...

The World Health Organisation has begun a process of fixing new priorities and announced a one-year limit on staff contracts, an internal memo shows, as it aims to make the UN agency more sustainable ...

Alied health care workers are crucial in ensuring the health care needs of Australia's ageing population are met.