HEALTH

Indigenous patients with kidney disease are missing out on transplants because they are not being put on waiting lists for the potentially life-saving surgery, new research has found. The research by experts in South Australia […]

People living in the north of Alice Springs will have access to a new clinic as primary health care service Central Australian Aboriginal Congress expands its network. The new Congress Northside Clinic in the Northside […]

The Federal Government has begun rolling out what it says is a critical new weapon in the fight against the deadly syphilis outbreak which has gripped northern Australia. Federal Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt said […]

Could “medical yarn ups” be the answer to the battle of the bulge? With obesity the second highest contributor to disease among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people behind tobacco, NSW researchers have examined the […]

Indigenous Australians are 2.6 times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to have two or more chronic health conditions, according to new research. Researchers from the University of New South Wales said the difference explained the […]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by asking their doctors for a health check as early as 20, a leading Indigenous health expert said. Associate Professor and Wongaibon […]

Remote Aboriginal communities are facing a water crisis and Australian governments need to act urgently, according to the National Congress of Australia’s First People. The Congress call follows reports on the ABC that at least […]