Public Health

While Timothy To was navigating the pressures of teenage life in high school, he had an added burden at home. With the adults in his life working, the then

Vaccine uptake among Australians has been lower than previous years ahead of the flu season, with misinformation spreading online and pandemic fatigue also putting people

An ad blitz warning of the risks of overseas alcohol hopes to prevent tragedies like the one which killed two teenage best friends. The advertising campaign,

Before her then-four-year-old daughter's diagnosis, Arti Brown held a common perception that arthritis was a condition reserved for the elderly. "I

Australians with chronic conditions could save more than $80 a year as plans to cut prescription medicine costs receive bipartisan support. But threats from

PATIENTS' PRESCRIPTION COSTS CAPPED UNDER LABOR PLAN * Australians buying prescription medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme will pay no

Lila Pigliafiori knows the power of having an Indigenous healthcare provider in community. Her mother was a nurse and Aboriginal health worker, and also inspiration

The World Health Organisation has begun a process of fixing new priorities and announced a one-year limit on staff contracts, an internal memo shows, as it aims to make the

The Chinese government is aiming to tackle obesity among its population of 1.4 billion, including the more than 50 per cent of adults who are overweight. Some

A historic measles outbreak in West Texas is just short of 200 cases, Texas state health officials say while the number of cases in neighbouring New Mexico has tripled to

A deadly mosquito-borne virus is spreading across three states, with a second confirmed case identified in Victoria. Japanese encephalitis has infected a second

Clients of a beauty clinic are being urged to test for serious blood-borne viruses including HIV after health officials uncovered the use of vet equipment and other alleged

Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than half of adults and almost a third of

Most Australians could be living within 20 minutes of a bulk billing urgent care clinic, under a federal Labor pre-election promise. The government has vowed

Festival goers using NSW's first pill testing service won't be subjected to sniffer dog searches but that doesn't apply to people on their way to have their substances

Domestic violence must be recognised as a workplace and university issue, with victim-survivors experiencing a lifetime drop in earnings, employment and education.

Millions of Australians will soon be paying more for private health cover following the approval of premium increases for insurers, who say the rise is as low as they can

IVF patients' personal information stolen in a cyber security breach has been published on the dark web. An investigation following the February 14 cyber

It kills dozens of Australians every day and now smoking has been linked to increased chances of dying from 23 common causes. Researchers from The Australian

Punching, kicking, spitting, biting, verbal abuse and threats - physical violence against emergency doctors is pushing them to "breaking point".