Stephanie Dalzell is the ABC's acting national health reporter, based in the Canberra Parliament House bureau. She started at the ABC as a news cadet in 2011, and has reported in Perth, regional Western Australia, Sydney and Canberra. Since 2018, she has been a federal political reporter based in the press gallery, with a focus on health policy. Follow her on X @steph_dalzell
Doctors are being forced to delay surgery in some cases because of an increasing number of patients arriving on Ozempic-like drugs, which can pose a heightened risk of life-threatening consequences under anaesthetic.
Doctors say they are forced to delay some procedures due to the risk of serious consequences for patients on Ozempic-like drugs.
Labor has two options when it comes to straddling a budget in the red and accusations it has become a green Grinch on health funding.
Crisis hotline Lifeline has experienced its busiest day of the year in the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, with more than 4,300 calls made in 24 hours.
More than 3,000 aged care patients are stranded in public hospitals, a 25 per cent increase in just three months, according to new figures unveiled by states and territories ahead of a Health Ministers' Meeting in Brisbane.
State health ministers had their final meeting of the year with their federal counterpart on Friday armed with figures showing a 25 per cent increase in just three months of aged care patients stranded in hospitals.
The prime minister wrote to states and territories this week, upping the Commonwealth's offer for public hospital funding.
A new report from Australia's peak medical body reveals private health insurance is failing to deliver value for money to the roughly 15 million Australians who have a policy.
A new report from Australia's peak doctors' body says private health insurance is increasingly failing to deliver value to the roughly 15 million Australians who hold a policy.
Ozempic-style medications have been recommended as long-term treatments for obesity under new guidelines released by the World Health Organization.
Australia's medicines regulator issues a safety warning over the potential risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours when taking Ozempic-style drugs.
New data shows some patients with serious mental health conditions have been waiting more than 23 hours for a bed in emergency departments.
State and territory leaders hold an emergency meeting over public hospital funding, declaring they cannot sacrifice hospital care to bolster the Commonwealth's finances.
A new report recommends Australia’s public hospitals stop wasting money and adopt efficiency measures seen in other countries amid governmental tensions over a new funding deal.
Health ministers have expressed anger over a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
Health ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured.
The ABC has analysed the longest available waiting lists for public specialists across the nation, with the results revealing some Australians have been left languishing for years, as doctors warn people are risking death.
Some Australians are waiting more than six years to see health specialists, prompting doctors to warn that people are risking death while languishing on public waiting lists.
A program introduced in Australia in 2018 has led to thousands of fewer babies born early each year, according to a new study.
Australians withdrew more than $817 million from their superannuation for dental treatment last financial year, prompting warnings the problem is being driven by historical neglect of the system.
A 12-fold increase in Australians raiding their retirement nest eggs to fund expensive dental treatments in recent years has been labelled a "systemic failure".
Australians with oral cancer are being left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket to cover dental prosthetics because of a gap in funding.
Australians with oral cancer are being left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket to cover dental prosthetics, because of a gap in public and private funding.
Australians were allowed to withdraw $1.37 billion from their superannuation accounts for medical costs last financial year, in another jump from previous years.
The TGA has urged patients to stop using unregulated melatonin products after testing revealed “significant discrepancies” between their actual melatonin amount and what was on the label.