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Rural mums put at risk by health care system in crisis
Rural women are travelling up to four hours to have their babies, amid widespread shortages of midwives and specialists, an inquiry has...
Flow Australia
Jun 2, 20242 min read


Infected blood scandal: Who did it affect
Labelled the "worst treatment disaster in the NHS", the infected blood scandal saw more than 30,000 people infected with HIV and...
Flow Australia
May 20, 20243 min read


Force-sensing’ protein could help better treat diseases that cause seizures
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have made a discovery  about a little understood protein in the human body that...
Flow Australia
Apr 8, 20243 min read


Treatment options wider if prostate cancer found early
A prostate cancer patient is warning other men to stop putting off tests as patients with early stage disease have access to greater...
Flow Australia
Feb 11, 20243 min read


UK to ban disposable vapes to prevent use by children
The UK government is set to introduce restrictions on vape flavours, plain packaging requirements and changes to how vapes, or...
Flow Australia
Jan 28, 20242 min read


Midwife banned for a decade after endangering infants
Midwife and home birth provider Martina Gorner has been banned for 10 years after she endangered the lives of three mothers and their...
Flow Australia
Jan 22, 20243 min read


Risky increase in antipsychotic drugs for children
Australian GPs are prescribing more antipsychotic drugs to children and adolescents for non-approved conditions, according to a new study...
Flow Australia
Dec 7, 20232 min read


Ban on disposable vapes imports to kick in soon
The government will begin cracking down on single-use, disposable vapes after a growing number of young Australians began taking up the...
Flow Australia
Nov 27, 20232 min read


Men the focus of summer skin cancer prevention campaign
The Albanese Government has teamed up with Cancer Council Australia to get more Aussie men doing the Five S’s– Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and...
Flow Australia
Nov 20, 20231 min read


First public IVF baby born in Aust program milestone
Victoria is hailing the first baby to be born as part of a $120 million public fertility program as it gears up to treat up to 5000...
Flow Australia
Nov 12, 20232 min read


Telehealth should cover specialist appointments: AMA
The Australian Medical Association doesn't agree with a proposal to scrap Medicare funding for initial telehealth appointments with...
Flow Australia
Nov 6, 20231 min read


Geography of disease in regional Australia revealed
An analysis of 66,000 private health fund members in Queensland and NSW has revealed different health challenges across eight regions....
Flow Australia
Nov 1, 20231 min read


Arthritis cure hope as 'Gremlin' therapy shows promise
A stem cell treatment that boosts cartilage growth in mice has researchers excited about a potential long-awaited cure for...
Flow Australia
Oct 31, 20232 min read


Link between light exposure and mental health
There's a warning about modern lifestyles after a study found that spending most of our time in artificial light is confusing our bodies...
Flow Australia
Oct 11, 20231 min read


Bid to ease access to meds for women 'looming disaster'
A parliamentary inquiry has recommended women with urinary tract infections be allowed to access medication without seeing a GP, saving...
Flow Australia
Oct 2, 20232 min read


Medicinal cannabis eases pain, anxiety, fatigue: study
Short-term results from an Australian longitudinal study back up the use of medicinal cannabis as a treatment for anxiety, depression,...
Flow Australia
Sep 8, 20231 min read


Pharmacists shelve medicines campaign as talks begin
The federal government has entered into talks with the peak body representing pharmacies as its 60-day medicine dispensing policy kicks...
Flow Australia
Sep 1, 20232 min read


People accessing euthanasia laws continues to grow
The number of Victorians choosing to end their life using the state's euthanasia laws continues to increase, an annual report shows....
Flow Australia
Aug 29, 20231 min read


NDIS architect says scheme not working as intended
As the NDIS nears its 10th anniversary, one of the key designers of the scheme says there are still issues with how it has been...
Flow Australia
Jun 29, 20232 min read


New study to help Aussie farmers curb chronic pain
Whether it’s a lack of appropriate services, time or simply a ‘she’ll be right’ approach, farmers often face many barriers when it comes...
Flow Australia
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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