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Condition overtakes coronary heart disease with 62% rise in number of healthy years lost since 2011, report finds, causing significant impact on carers and families

Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over.

Induction of labour for women having their first baby has risen in Australia from 26% in 2010 to 46% in 2020, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). This compares to a rise from 21% to 34% over roughly the same period in…

The rate at which patients in public hospital mental health wards are being either held down or tied down has increased sharply outside of the major cities over the past five years.

There are urgent calls to overhaul the way general practitioners test men for prostate cancer, amid concerns too many are dying unnecessarily from the disease.

New research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows the number of people known to have diabetes in Australia has tripled in the past two decades.

An infectious diseases expert says more can be done to curb the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths across Australia.

A new report shows the arrival of COVID-19 in Australia contributed to 20,000 fewer hospitalisations from injuries, as people spent more time at home.

The end of restrictions brought in to protect health systems from COVID-19 has led to an increase in hospitalisations, according to government data.