Indigenous Health
Training doctors in rural and remote communities and including First Nations knowledge and leadership in medical education could strengthen healthcare access, build the workforce and improve health ou...
Nyiyaparli people are leading a new approach to kidney health and wellbeing, grounded in Country, family, culture, and community. The Nyiyaparli Health and Wellbeing Project, initiated by Karlka Nyiya...
A new quantum sensing technology designed to improve the diagnosis of iron disorders in First Nations communities has received a $2.2 million funding boost from the Australian Government.
A Stolen Generations Survivor who discovered his liver cancer by chance has lent his voice to a new community campaign designed to highlight the disproportionate impact the disease has on Indigenous p...
A new study has examined how Cape York families experience and respond to stillbirth, highlighting the importance of culturally appropriate care, family, ceremony and community support.
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory has urged the broader community services sector to put Aboriginal community control into practice by embedding it in their own policies, pro...
A serious health condition is quietly causing a major impact in Indigenous communities. Huntington's disease is a genetic, degenerative, fatal neurological condition.
Three Indigenous health professionals have been named recipients of the 2026 Ian O'Rourke Scholarship, supporting work to improve patient safety and culturally safe care across NSW Health.
Increasing representation in the medicine workforce can't just be about numbers, it's about ensuring their careers are successful ones, for themselves and their communities.
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.