Indigenous Health
Research led by an Aboriginal general practitioner and PhD student at the University of Western Australia has led to the development of culturally safe Aboriginal women's menstrual health resources.
Djangadi woman Bianca Rickert has been named Vocational Student of the Year at the 2026 Queensland Training Awards Tropical North Region final while studying nursing and working in aged care on Thursd...
A new $3 million national research centre will focus on improving ear health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded t...
The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA) has announced the appointment of Phillip Saunders as Chief Executive Officer for the next 12 months.
Anna Westcott wanted to study occupational therapy since seeing her brother in sessions when she was about 10 years old."My brother was born at 23 weeks and was constantly in and out of hospital, so w...
Endometriosis surgery in Australia is increasingly being performed in private hospitals, according to new national data, in a system where Indigenous patients rarely reach private care.
Remote First Nations communities and homelands across Northern Australia will set up new, or upgrade existing, community laundry facilities, aimed in-part at targeting preventable illnesses.
Northern Territory Labor MLA Chansey Paech has warned parliament that a poorly implemented voluntary assisted dying regime could stop Aboriginal people in remote communities walking through the door o...
Health practitioners working with Aboriginal people will be able to move from screening at-risk clients directly into culturally informed interviews and treatment planning online.
Dr Josie Douglas, General Manager of Professional Services at the Central Land Council, gave this acceptance speech on behalf of Dr Pat Turner AM for the National NAIDOC Award - Person of the Year.
In pockets of remote Australia, there are teenagers with type two diabetes, young patients on kidney dialysis and people dying of heart disease before middle age.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has appointed Nicole McCartney as the new National Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit.
One of Western Australia's biggest regional health centres has been transformed to meet modern needs of the rural communities it serves across the state's biggest region.