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Australian taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’

Australian taxpayers subsidise rising specialist fees as spending on Abbott-era Medicare safety net ‘explodes’

Exclusive: Health department data shows spending on the 2004 extended safety net has nearly tripled, from $324.9m in 2010 to $850.4m in 2024Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTaxpayers are increasingly subsiding the rising fees of specialist doctors, as new data shows “explos

Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 childrenThe leading vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a far stricter course for federal vaccine approvals, following claims from his team that Covid vaccines w

BBC Sport presenter reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

BBC Sport presenter reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

Announcing the news on air during Off the Ball, Kenny Macintyre said he pushed for three-monthly tests due to his family history.

Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts – and our correspondent – are unsureIf you find it hard to count to 10 when anger bubbles up, a new trend offers a more hands-on approach. Rage rooms are cropping up across the UK, allowing punters to smash seven b

Prostate cancer screening: what you need to know

Prostate cancer screening: what you need to know

Everything you need to know about the decision on who should be screened for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer screening should not be offered to most UK men, say experts

Prostate cancer screening should not be offered to most UK men, say experts

It recommends that only men with a confirmed genetic risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease.

Expert panel advises against prostate cancer screening for most men in UK

Expert panel advises against prostate cancer screening for most men in UK

Charities express ‘deep disappointment’ as government advisers find harms of screening all men would outweigh benefitsProstate cancer screening should not be made available to the vast majority of men across the UK, a panel of expert government health advisers has said, to the “deep disappointment”

‘Mineral’ sunscreens marketed to Australians contain almost identical chemicals as others, testing shows

‘Mineral’ sunscreens marketed to Australians contain almost identical chemicals as others, testing shows

Exclusive: UNSW researchers found protection in products usually marketed as ‘natural’ is also contained in cheaper alternativesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian consumers are paying a premium for “mineral” sunscreens that contain almost identical chemicals to che

FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics

FDA poised to kill proposal that would require asbestos testing for cosmetics

RFK Jr signed order withdrawing rule that would mandate testing for the cancer-linked toxin in talc-based makeupThe Food and Drug Administration is poised to kill a proposed rule that would require testing for toxic asbestos in talc-based cosmetics, a problem that has been linked to cancer.Talc is w

Prostate cancer screening not expected to be made widely available in UK

Prostate cancer screening not expected to be made widely available in UK

Expert advisers likely to recommend only a few thousand men with genetic variant should be eligible for testsProstate cancer screening will not be made routinely available for the vast majority of men across the UK, according to the expected recommendations from a panel of expert government health a

Women traumatised by breast cancer treatment at NHS trust, BBC told

Women traumatised by breast cancer treatment at NHS trust, BBC told

More than 200 patients suffered harm, including unnecessary mastectomies, the BBC has been told.

Girl, 12, killed herself after medical staff failed to spot brain disorder, inquest finds

Girl, 12, killed herself after medical staff failed to spot brain disorder, inquest finds

Mia Lucas, who died in Sheffield after being sectioned, had undiagnosed condition causing ‘acute psychosis’A 12-year-old girl who took her own life after being sectioned was failed by medical staff who did not spot her underlying brain disorder, an inquest has found.Mia Lucas was found unresponsive

Australian diet set to worsen as national food policy is drawn up by profit-driven industry, experts warn

Australian diet set to worsen as national food policy is drawn up by profit-driven industry, experts warn

Exclusive: Many industries on new council are ‘associated with significant health harms’, one academic saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCheap and unhealthy foods are set to become further entrenched in the Australian diet, according to health experts, who warn the feder

Wild turkeys off the menu in Maine after ‘forever chemicals’ found in birds

Wild turkeys off the menu in Maine after ‘forever chemicals’ found in birds

Contamination of wildlife with Pfas, which can increase risk of cancer, a growing problem in USHunters in Maine have been warned not to eat wild turkeys in parts of the state, after the birds were found to contain “forever chemicals” that can cause an increased risk of cancer.Maine officials warned

Severe asthma can be controlled by a monthly injection, trial finds

Severe asthma can be controlled by a monthly injection, trial finds

Tezepelumab treatment may mean asthmatics for whom inhalers are ineffective can reduce or stop taking steroidsA monthly injection could allow people with severe asthma to stop taking daily steroid tablets, a clinical trial has found.More than 260 million people are thought to have asthma worldwide.

System failed our daughter, say parents, as NHS trust fined £200,000 over death

System failed our daughter, say parents, as NHS trust fined £200,000 over death

Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, who had mental health problems, absconded from a ward and killed herself shortly afterwardsA girl who killed herself when she absconded from 24-hour clinical supervision was failed by a system that was meant to protect her, her parents have said, after the NHS trust involved wa

Bid to let drug users smoke cocaine in Glasgow consumption room

Bid to let drug users smoke cocaine in Glasgow consumption room

The Thistle currently lets people inject heroin or cocaine while under medical supervision without being prosecuted, but does not have a smoking room.

Drug users could smoke cocaine in Glasgow consumption room under proposals

Drug users could smoke cocaine in Glasgow consumption room under proposals

The Thistle currently lets people inject heroin or cocaine while under medical supervision without being prosecuted, but does not have a smoking room.

The story of Britain’s biggest mass water poisoning

The story of Britain’s biggest mass water poisoning

A mass poisoning of tap water in Cornwall leads to a desperate search for truth.

The story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning

The story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning

When tap water turns toxic in Cornwall, a public health disaster leads to accusations of a cover-up

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