New health check for kids A new Medicare health check for 3-year-olds is now available as part of the government’s rollout of Thriving Kids.

AI in medical education is opening up new ways for students to research, learn and complete everyday academic tasks. But as AI becomes increasingly embedded in academic and clinical life, questions ...

Doctors often have complex financial and family considerations. Explore the key elements of estate planning and how to safeguard your wealth and legacy.

Australia is missing an opportunity in how to improve data-driven healthcare with AI. Every time a patient accesses a hospital, GP clinic, or any part of the health system, data is generated. This ...

If it feels like artificial intelligence has suddenly arrived in healthcare, Professor Enrico Coiera, Director of the Centre for Health Informatics at Macquarie University's Australian Institute of ...

The significant health risks of fossil gas in our homes is the subject of a new report from Doctors for the Environment Australia. Fossil gas is commonly described as “natural” and “clean”. However, ...

Substance abuse can affect doctors as well as patients. We explore the causes, warning signs, professional risks and treatment options available to physicians struggling with addiction. Doctors and ...

Sarcopenia has been treated as a muscle problem for decades. A new paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity argues that the nervous system has been left out of the picture, and that this explains why so ...

A 24-year state-wide cohort study of almost 180000 Queenslanders found that people with schizophrenia-spectrum or bipolar disorder develop chronic physical disease across multiple body systems at ...

The Environmental Impact of AI may affect population health. Explore what doctors need to know about AI's broader health ...

Work–life balance in medicine isn’t just a personal challenge — it’s often shaped by the system itself. From long hours to training demands, doctors describe a profession where balance can be ...