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Summary of discussions of 22 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

Summary of discussions of 20 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.

Summary of discussions of 19 May at Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly

yaroslav/Pexels Manicures and pedicures are big business, with the global nail care market estimated to be worth US$23.5 billion. But sometimes clients visiting nail salons come away with more than beautiful nails. Several women from Perth recently told the ABC they contracted severe infections afte...

At the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in Geneva, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has presented four distinguished leaders with the Award for Global Health, recognizing their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to improving the health and well-being of communit...

Getty Images Without immigrant doctors, one expert quoted in a recent report said, New Zealand’s health system “would be more on our knees than we already are”. According to a survey by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, over 43% of New Zealand doctors are trained overseas, the highest...

Giza-01/500px/Getty In an Australian first, a Canberra man has been convicted for giving genital herpes to a sexual partner. The man pleaded guilty to the charge of “recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm”, which carries a maximum sentence of 13 years. He will be serving his 13-month sentence,...

Paramedics face the threat of violence every day. Just this past month, two Victorian paramedics were assaulted. One was stabbed and another pregnant paramedic punched after saving a patient’s life. Authorities warn these incidents are part of an “appalling trend” of escalating violence against par...

Getty Images New Zealand is facing a critical shortage of doctors, both in hospitals and general practice. In my recent research, I argue a strict requirement for patient consent to train junior doctors is one of a number of impediments to medical training. New Zealand is an outlier in requiring p...