When seven-month-old Evelyn was diagnosed with a rare cancer, her mother was told proton beam therapy would be her daughter's best chance for survival. But the treatment was not available in Australia and still is not three years later.
Asbestos scare school bill tipped to exceed $1.5m in SA
SA's Minister for Education, Blair Boyer, is calling on retailers to help pay the climbing clean-up bill for removing coloured sand products linked to the asbestos scare.
Thousands of women missing out on 'gold standard' antenatal care
A free "gold standard" antenatal care program is proving hugely popular and successful, but women are scrambling to get access.
Days spent in pain waiting years for long overdue surgery
Within three months is the recommended time for surgery to remedy the painful health problem Timothy Smith has. But the 60-year-old has been forced to wait for years and still has no idea when he will get relief.
RFK Jr says he personally directed new guidance on vaccines and autism
The change has surprised staff and contradicts the US Health Department's long-held scientific consensus that vaccines don't cause autism.
Health network boss apologises to Adelaide woman for spine surgery delays
An Adelaide woman says her elective surgery has been cancelled four times in the past few months as SA Health data shows nearly 25,000 people are waiting for elective surgeries across the state's public hospitals.
Push to expand reproductive options for 250,000 people in 'abortion desert'
The Murrumbidgee Local Health District is exploring expanding reproductive health services so surgical abortions are available across a quarter of a million people in southern NSW.
Advice around 'forever chemicals' outdated, as inquiry calls for testing overhaul
The federal inquiry into "forever chemicals" has asked the federal government to review its health advice on PFAS in light of the growing international consensus of its health risks.
Ipswich residents vindicated after public health inquiry into waste odours
Residents who have been raising concerns about the odours for more than a decade say the findings have vindicated what they have been saying all along.
Coloured sand clean-up: Some Tasmanian schools to stay shut on Friday
Schools closed as a result of the coloured sand recall are starting to reopen, however some will remain closed on Friday.
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Emergency meeting between states after federal swipe on hospital funding
State and territory leaders hold an emergency meeting over public hospital funding, declaring they cannot sacrifice hospital care to bolster the Commonwealth's finances.
Three ACT schools closed, one re-closed, as sand clean-up continues
One school which had earlier been re-opened will now be closed for the rest of the week.
Numerous Tasmanian schools to close from Wednesday due to asbestos sand risk
More than 50 Tasmanian schools will either close or be partially closed from Wednesday in response to ongoing public health concerns relating to asbestos in coloured sand.
'Beyond belief': PM tells states to spend less on hospitals
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
The 'devastating impact' of Australia's six-year wait for specialists
Some Australians are waiting more than six years to see health specialists, prompting doctors to warn that people are risking death while languishing on public waiting lists.
State-wide warning after medical scan bungle at Caboolture Hospital
Authorities fear some patients involved in a medical imaging bungle have suffered long-term or permanent harm due to delays in receiving scan results and follow-up care.
Outgoing COVID-era health chief warns another pandemic is inevitable
For WA's retiring Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson, the 2020 spread of the "novel coronavirus" was not the first time he had been part of a story of global significance — and he also fears the next pandemic could be worse.
This hospital's ED policy helped close the gap. Then came the criticism
Doctors and medical associations have backed a Melbourne hospital's emergency department triage policy to improve care for First Nations patients, describing criticisms of the closing the gap measure as 'opportunistic, uninformed'.
Queensland Hospital review finds nearly 40 patient scans were not checked
A major review of medical scans at Caboolture Hospital's outpatient clinic finds 38 patients did not get follow-up care, prompting the health service to apologise again for the bungle.
Cardiac patients fear surgery delays will put lives at risk
Ian Parker waited more than three months for urgent heart surgery that should have been done within 30 days. He was inspired to share his story after an ABC investigation.
Emergency department waits of 35 hours for some SA mental health patients, AMA warns
About 10 per cent of mental health patients in South Australian hospital emergency departments are being kept waiting "more than 35 hours" for a bed, the AMA says.