Health

Exterior revealed for the redevelopment of Cowra Hospital

The $110.2 million Cowra Hospital Redevelopment is taking shape, with construction works nearing completion and the new hospital building exterior revealed. The building’s exterior is now complete and features a brushed copper design to provide...

Cara Kemp >

14 Sep 2025

Health

Deputy Coroner calls for Aboriginal Health Service in Cowra

By DAN RYAN Cultural safety and greater access to health services have been highlighted as crucial needs for Cowra residents, following a coronial inquest into the death of Wilfred “Whippy” Robert Williams. In a 46 page report, the state’s...

Dan Ryan >

24 Aug 2025

Health

Progress in reducing teen smoking slowed as vaping increased

New research from the Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, reveals that Australia’s progress in reducing adolescent smoking has slowed since about 2010, and vaping may be the reason. The study...

Dan Ryan >

17 Aug 2025

Health

Progress in reducing teen smoking slowed as vaping increased

Dan Ryan >

17 Aug 2025

Health

Cowra Hospital on track for late 2025.

By DAN RYANConstruction of the long-awaited $110.2 million Cowra Hospital Redevelopment is powering ahead, with the finish line now firmly in sight. A Health Infrastructure spokesperson confirmed the project is entering its final stretch, with crews...

Dan Ryan >

17 Aug 2025

Health

Mental health community grants now open

The Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal has announced up to $20,000 in funding for community groups helping to support mental wellbeing across our region. The In a Good Place (IAGP) program invites community groups and not-for-profits (NFPs) to...

Dan Ryan >

27 Jul 2025

Health

Petition saves hospital pathology, calls for better ambulance resourcing

A petition debate brought on by Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke has raised credible concerns about the NSW Government’s over reliance on department advice, and lacking consultation with frontline staff in regional and rural healthcare...

Dan Ryan >

13 Jul 2025

Health

Understanding macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive eye disease where the macula – the part of the retina responsible for central vision – degenerates. It is the main cause of blindness in older Australians, with 1 in 7 people over the age of...

Mid West Media >

06 Jul 2025

Health

GPs hail ‘life-changing’ ADHD medication rule change

By AAP/Samantha LockLocal doctors will be able to provide ongoing care for hundreds of thousands of Australians with ADHD, relieving specialist costs and months-long wait lists. Treating and managing ADHD will soon be as simple as visiting your GP...

Dan Ryan >

06 Jul 2025

Health

Understanding macular degeneration

Mid West Media >

06 Jul 2025

Health

GPs hail ‘life-changing’ ADHD medication rule change

Dan Ryan >

06 Jul 2025

Health

Final report on rural health reform tabled

Rebecca Hewson >

29 May 2025

Health

Final report on rural health reform tabled

The Select Committee on Remote, Rural and Regional health have published its third and final report on health reform in the NSW Parliament and have asked and answered very important question.“Have the last two years of health reform resulted in...

Rebecca Hewson >

29 Jun 2025

Health

New drug offers hope to those with breast cancer

BCNA welcomes new drug for PBS subsidy

Dan Ryan >

12 May 2025

Health

First look inside Cowra Hospital

First look at the redeveloped Cowra Hospital’s new inpatient rooms

Dan Ryan >

12 May 2025

Health

Headspace encourages work and study for wellbeing

The youth mental health foundation surveyed young people

Dan Ryan >

05 May 2025

Health

Dentists call for seniors dental coverage

Report finds that seniors tend to have overall worse dental care

Dan Ryan >

14 Apr 2025

Health

‘This is the time’: calls to prioritise rural health

By Steph Gardiner/AAPhe federal budget confirmed sweeping reforms to Medicare and billions in health funding, it’s unclear how much will reach the bush, medical groups say. The health of 7.3 million Australians who live outside the cities must be...

Dan Ryan >

01 Jun 2025

Health

Free RSV immunisation for newborns begins

Free immunisation from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Dan Ryan >

24 Mar 2025

Health

‘Outside time’ crucial in battle against myopia

Children could be at risk of missing out on essential eye care, according to new data from health insurer Bupa. Optometrists surveyed revealed that 27 per cent of children who underwent an eye test in 2024 were myopic, or near-sighted, prompting...

Dan Ryan >

08 Apr 2025

Health

Men the ‘missing link’ in new STI

A landmark study reveals that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition affecting nearly a third of women worldwide and causing infertility, premature births and newborn deaths, is in fact a sexually transmitted infection (STI), paving the way for...

Dan Ryan >

13 Apr 2025

Health

Obesity overtakes tobacco as risk factor

Living with overweight or obesity has overtaken tobacco smoking as the leading risk factor contributing to disease burden in 2024. The Australian Burden of Disease Study 2024, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)...

Dan Ryan >

13 Apr 2025

Health

NSW Health issue another warning following JEV death

Japanese encephalitis warning after death in NSW

Dan Ryan >

06 Mar 2025

Health

New roof puts a ceiling in hospital development

Cowra hospital gets a roof

Dan Ryan >

06 Mar 2025

Health

NSW Health issue another warning following JEV death

Japanese encephalitis warning after death in NSW

Dan Ryan >

06 Mar 2025

Health

New roof puts a ceiling in hospital development

Cowra hospital gets a roof

Dan Ryan >

06 Mar 2025

Health

Program expands to plug gaps in system

A regional, rural and remote deployment program for key health care roles has been slated for expansion, to plug critical gaps in the NSW Health system across the state. The NSW Health Deployment Program was first established in May 2023 to create...

Dan Ryan >

27 Mar 2025