The NSW government will pour an additional $840 million into hospital upgrades in its upcoming budget as rising building costs hit the state’s bottom line.
The number of people using vapes in NSW increased last year,but survey data suggests more than half are considering quitting in the next six months.
Women aged between 18 and 65 who present with uncomplicated UTIs can head to the pharmacist instead of the GP,though doctors warn misdiagnoses can be dangerous.
At the end of a 100-hour week,Dr Amireh Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.
NSW Ambulance has launched investigation into the death of 80-year-old woman from cardiac arrest.
Australian researchers are responsible for a series of globally significant medical inventions and innovations.
The future of a government funding program which has assisted teams developing artificial hearts and turning spider venom into drug therapies is in doubt.
Critics had warned the proposal to replace highly trained registered nurses with enrolled nurses in critical care units risked patient safety.
Most of the 64 deaths that occurred at Australian music festivals between 2000 and 2019 involved very high levels of MDMA,in a finding researchers say bolsters the case for pill testing.
Almost 2000 of the state’s 5000 paramedics are withholding their registrations amid failed pay negotiations between the government and the Health Services Union.
Eight nurses and midwives have taken their lives in the last three years,the union says,while nearly 2000 NSW Health workers lodged compensation claims for psychological injuries over the past two years,new data reveals.