Public Health

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

A tax on the alcoholic content of drinks has topped a Deakin University list of the most cost-effective ways to tackle obesity. Analysis by

Crown Casino and the MCG are among top Melbourne venues where alcohol consumption has led to hospital emergency department visits, a new study shows.

Australia's demand for organ transplants is far outstripping the supply and it's forcing desperate people to turn to the black market, a new report reveals.

A major new report warns that a lack of comprehensive government policies on reducing the impact of climate change on people's health is putting lives at risk.

Motoring body NRMA has called for NSW to introduce breathalyser-equipped boom gates to stop people driving from venues while over the alcohol limit.

Labor says it will strike a new five-year funding agreement with the organisation behind Healthy Harold even though federal grants are guaranteed until 2022.

Australian medical researchers are calling for extra checks on gluten-free foods as some have been discovered to contain traces of gluten.

New research into opioid use in Australia shows three people die from the pain relievers each day, with the number of deaths doubling over the past decade.

A 43-year-old man is in hospital with a 20cm gash on his leg after he was attacked by a shark in waters off Ballina on the NSW north coast.

Victorians are urged to take care with potting mix, after seven cases this year of a bacteria that can cause potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease.

The NSW Ombudsman has released a report detailing more than 200 allegations of abuse and neglect of the disabled community. Cable ties, a dog

Queenslanders with a disability will have more control over choosing support workers as the National Disability Insurance Scheme rolls out, thanks to a web app.

A much-needed Federal Government inquiry into the health status of people with intellectual disability will be the focus of a UNSW Grand Challenges event in Sydney next week

Listeria has been found during routine tests of silverside meat sold through a local supermarket chain. SA Health says there have been no reported

  Full implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) started two years ago, but many

Australia spent nearly $181 billion on health in 2016/17, equal to about 10 per cent of all economic spending in the nation, new data reveals.

Smoking in Sydney's second largest CBD is about to be made a whole lot harder after a ban in all public spaces was proposed. A Sydney council

A former Australian Federal Police commissioner is backing a new plan aimed at controlling drugs in Australia, which includes making pill testing available at music

The Choice brand of strawberries from WA has been pulled from New Zealand shelves after a customer found needles in a punnet, with local police investigating.