Due to a spike in the numbers of young children in Western Australia experiencing fever and convulsions following seasonal flu vaccinations, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop, is advising all GPs and immunisation providers to stop giving seasonal flu vaccine to children five years and under until a cause [...]

Australian Health Ministers from the Commonwealth and all States and Territories met in Perth on 22 April 2010 and discussed a range of health issues including the groundbreaking national health reforms negotiated at COAG this week.

The Minister for Sport Kate Ellis paid tribute to former International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch.

Hunter New England Health officers have investigated a cluster of five cases of brain tumours in Singleton.  The cluster included three different types of brain tumours, including two that were benign, and diagnosed between 1979 and 2008.

No specific local factor found that might have caused brain tumour.

Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot, announced $3.5 million in grants will be provided to fund 82 community projects to provide support and raise awareness for people with dementia and their families.

$637,000 funding to enhance Wellbeing Centre and Clinic in Mossman Gorge – Announced today by the Minister for Indigenous Health and Rural and Regional Health, Warren Snowdon.

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, and the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot MP, have announced the terms of reference for the Productivity Commission’s public inquiry into aged care.

The Minister for Indigenous Health and Rural and Regional Health, Warren Snowdon, today announced a $536,800 investment to expand facilities at the Hope Vale Wellbeing Centre in Queensland’s Cape York region.

The Minister for Indigenous Health and Rural and Regional Health, Warren Snowdon, today announced an $885,000 investment to expand facilities and staffing at Aurukun’s Wellbeing Centre in Queensland’s Cape York region.