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Training wheels needed to curb sports injuries

Canberra has a great love-affair with cycling, lycra and electric scooters but, unsurprisingly, the sport responsible for the most hospitalisations in Australia in 2021-22 involved wheels. Cycling caused about 8,600 reported injury hospitalisations...

Report on Australia’s health sobering

For the first time in more than 50 years, an infectious disease was in the top five leading causes of death in Australia in 2022, according to a new report by the...

AIHW: Hospitalisations from animals increase

The number of hospitalisations caused by animals has increased over the last decade, according to an AIHW report published today.

AIHW drug survey reveals vaping tripled in past 4 years

Less than 10 per cent of people in Australia smoke daily, while the use of e-cigarettes tripled between 2019 and 2022–2023

ACT had highest rate of golden staph in Australia

The ACT was the only jurisdiction in Australia where rates of golden staph in public hospitals exceeded the national benchmark in 2021–22.

Young Australians with cancer more likely to survive

Cancer-related death rates among adolescents and young adults more than halved from 62 to 29 deaths per million population over the past few decades, according to a new report from the Australian...

ACT mixed results for ED waiting times and elective surgeries

The ACT has the longest emergency department wait times once more, but it also had its second highest year of elective surgeries.

How alcohol, drug treatment services adapted to COVID restrictions

COVID-19 restrictions led to many drug and alcohol treatment services expanding access to online services and telehealth appointments.

1.3 million Australians living with diabetes: AIHW

More than 1.3 million Australians were diagnosed with diabetes between 2000 and 2020, according to a new report from the AIHW

Australia’s health report card: doing well, can do better

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) two-yearly health report card, Australia’s health 2022, was released today. 

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