Amanda Sheppeard

Depemokimab has won TGA approval for severe eosinophilic asthma, expanding biologic treatment options for eligible Australians.

Doctors, health policy experts and consumers have clashed over whether Medicare Urgent Care Clinics should be judged by their impact on emergency departments or their role in improving access to affordable primary care.

An Australian-developed artery-on-a-chip could improve prediction of stroke risk by revealing which carotid plaques are most likely to generate dangerous clots.

The funding aims to improve access to safe and inclusive healthcare for LGBTIQA+ Australians and includes the development of a new national accreditation scheme for primary care providers.

Two pivotal phase 3 trials found the oral JAK3/TEC inhibitor significantly improved both facial and total body repigmentation at one year.

A large international study suggests the association is independent of genetics and antibiotic exposure.

Gentamicin may restore missing skin proteins and improve wound healing in patients with inherited epidermolysis bullosa caused by nonsense mutations, but Aussie researchers say it's still early days.

People with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are missing out on more effective therapies as pharmaceutical companies increasingly bypass Australia, leaving some patients facing avoidable surgery and lifelong complications.

More than eight in 10 Queensland nurses, midwives, and carers experienced workplace violence in the past year, prompting the QNMU to demand urgent government funding for proven prevention programs.

The federal government has unveiled Australia's first and long-awaited National Nursing Workforce Strategy to help address a projected nursing shortfall by 2035.