For patients with rare blood types requiring a transfusion, finding a compatible donor can be extremely difficult. Australian researchers are exploring whether lab-grown blood could one day help fill ...

Free online lunchtime learning sessions on wound care are available to health professionals this Wound Awareness Week. The Lunch Bytes professional learning series, along with consumer factsheets, ...

The NSW Government has begun recruiting an extra 950 nurses as it rolls out guaranteed minimum nurse-to-patient ratios across more than 360 general medical, surgical and palliative care wards across a ...

Government-owned aged care home residents had fewer emergency department presentations and unplanned hospitalisations than those living in for-profit and not-for-profit facilities, a new study has ...

Women living with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain will be able to begin managing their symptoms with their GP earlier, following the launch of Australia’s first national Endometriosis Management ...

Australians will be better supported to find, understand and use reliable health information thanks to the first National Health Literacy Framework, launched today at the University of Sydney. Health ...

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a major national aged care campaign calling on the federal government to address the country’s deepening aged care crisis. Unveiled ...

The introduction of designated registered nurse prescribing in Australia will improve patient access to care while complementing, not competing with, other nursing roles, a panel of nursing leaders ...

As artificial intelligence (AI), virtual care and digital technologies redefine Australia’s health system, nurses and midwives must be at the centre of the conversation to ensure innovation ...