Doctors and Medical Professionals

The Queensland ambulance service says it must do better after a 51-year-old Brisbane woman died after waiting for help.

Meet the nurses who are being winched out of helicopters and flying in to help people in some of the most remote parts of the country.

Most of us are familiar with the struggle to get an appointment at a local GP. In Melbourne’s outer south-east, it could be about to get harder. The only clinic in Pearcedale has just reduced its opening hours and could be about to close because it can't attract enough doctors.

Leading emergency health specialist Stephen Gourley will head the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, making history as the first rural physician in the top job.

Rowah Kaddour still has nightmares about the putrid smell of rotting skin emanating from her abdomen after undergoing cosmetic surgery that went horribly wrong, writes Adele Ferguson.

The only GP clinic in a town just outside Melbourne is facing possible closure because it does not have enough doctors. Advocates say it's an example of an urgent national crisis.

Late last year, a Darwin woman flew to the Gold Coast for a scan after being told she'd face a 10-week wait locally. Her doctor says it may have saved her breast.

In the space of 12 months, Natalia derailed her career, ended her relationship, spent $120,000 in savings and lost access to her kids. It started with an ADHD diagnosis.

How hospitals approach the needs of a patient who is also breastfeeding can have a significant impact on both mum and bub, and most Australian hospitals aren't offering accredited support. 

Every day could be Yasser's last. But he doesn't have time to think about that. Everywhere he goes, desperate people need him. WARNING: Some readers might find the details and images in this story distressing. 

A South Australian boy has suffered seizures and heart irregularities during a severe reaction to a vape containing a hallucinogen and the major psychoactive component of cannabis.

Many perinatal specialists believe that new mothers need more support in the fourth trimester — the 12 weeks after birth. They're turning to social media for it.

A tribunal has set aside a decision by Queensland's health ombudsman to place strict conditions on the practice of a former director of obstetrics and gynaecology at Mackay Base Hospital.

The Shire of Dundas considers reversing its decision to cut support to its Norseman-based GP of 17 years after the FIFO medical service it backed to replace him runs into financial trouble.

Access to specialist health care is often rare in remote and rural parts of the country, but one GP in southern New South Wales has made it her mission to improve outcomes for kids in her community. Dr Corin Miller has been awarded Rural and Remote Health Professional of the Year and spoke with News Breakfast about her life’s work.

Corin Miller's culturally sensitive approach to supporting rural children with behavioural and mental health needs has won national praise.

Jo Caminiti spent years in pain and being so tired she could barely walk as doctors failed to link her symptoms to perimenopause. She says a simple treatment "transformed" her life overnight.

The ABC has heard from several women who gave birth at home after a negative hospital experience, as part of its Birth Project investigation. It comes as a Senate inquiry into birth trauma was recently launched in NSW.

More than 1,500 paramedics have signed an online pledge not to renew their registrations, as negotiations stall with state government over pay disputes.

Medical staff travelling to the Murrumbidgee, Southern NSW, and the Far West will have access to accommodation services, with the construction of 20 units near Broken Hill Hospital expected to be completed by early 2025.

Rates of labour induction have increased substantially in recent years. Is it making childbirth safer — or have the scales tipped too far? 

A Canberra woman says she was wrongly given just months to live due to a misdiagnosis. She's now advocating to give her little-known cancer more recognition.

Patricia Meehan's surgeon kept saying there was nothing wrong, but another doctor diagnosed her with neuroendocrine tumours. Experts say the disease is commonly missed, and better doctor education is needed.

Surgeons in New York perform the first whole-eye transplant in a human, an accomplishment being hailed as a breakthrough even though the patient has not regained sight in the eye.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the ACT is on the rise but the territory has lifted all restrictions, leaving Canberrans with autoimmune conditions to ensure they avoid the disease on their own.