Public Health

An SA Health investigation has found raw eggs were likely the source of a salmonella

A Japanese traditional medicine grown in Australia has a compound that helps protect cells, a study has found. A Japanese plant that's

A study to create the world's first evidence-based guidance for sustainable cooling strategies for vulnerable people during heatwaves has been launched.

Working with men who were perpetrators of domestic violence to prevent such relationships occurring will be part of funding for new programs in the NT.

Health authorities say 11 cases of salmonella have been linked to bakeries in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Nine people have been hospitalised

An outbreak of the flood-borne disease, melioidosis, has killed one person and 10 more are sick in north Queensland. One person is dead and

New research from Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) reveals that 70% of older Australians are without an Advance

A new study says academic papers on organ transplants may have breached ethics because the research may have been based on organs taken from Chinese prisoners.

Most Australians should be applying sunscreen every single morning under new guidelines backed by the nation's skin safety authorities.

Victorians are being urged to stop underestimating the effects of extreme heat as temperatures soar into the 40s later this week. Extreme heat

Meat is bad both for the health of people who eat too much of it and for the planet, a report says. Aussies are the world's number one

Scientists have uncovered what they believe is a worrying new trend of more older Aussies drinking alcohol at "problematic levels".

Victorian smokers are being urged to give up cigarettes as authorities make a fresh appeal to reduce the threat of fires being sparked. Firefighters

A girl and a woman have been attacked by a shark in shallow waters off Queensland's Hamilton Island. The pair had been in shallow waters

A study has found some Australian media have been publishing inaccurate and conflicting information about vitamin D and safe sun exposure.

Life savers have closed beaches on the Gold and Sunshine coasts with thousands of people stung by bluebottles. More than 2500 people have been

Authorities say a large number of South Australian firefighters tested for a toxic chemical have above average levels in their blood Blood

Emergency doctors are calling for better drinking habits after alcohol-related harm was related to one in seven ED admissions at one stage over the weekend.

Victorians need to lift their game on sun protection with most people found not to be covering up their skin enough during summer, a new study reveals.

One of NSW's major rehab services Odyssey House says record numbers of people with methamphetamine-type drug problems are seeking help.