Public Health

Australians will have access to an extra 18 million bulk-billed general practitioner visits a year as part of a major election pledge from the federal government.

The family of a toddler who died in hospital after critical failings in care were "catastrophically let down" by its operator, prompting a pledge to overhaul systems

Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, has been named US Health Secretary after overcoming resistance from the medical establishment

Doctors have warned of no "safe" level of radiation from a proposed network of nuclear reactors as battlelines are drawn for the federal election.

Laziness may not be behind Australian teenagers' chronic sleepiness despite one-third of a parents believing the myth. Research by The Royal Children's

President Donald Trump's executive orders have begun to disrupt patient care in the United States, as some providers cannot access essential federal funding, according

Gathering native grains in the northwest of NSW has become an annual festival, a space to yarn, and a chance to bring community together with university researchers.

World Health Organization member states will discuss cutting part of its budget by $US400 million ($A651 million) in light of President Trump's move to withdraw the United

Australia's peak medical body will review the health care provided to transgender and gender-diverse children as the federal government attempts to stall the banning of

Robert F Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top US health agency, has come under attack for his views on vaccines at a contentious Senate confirmation

A landmark decision to block hormone therapies for young trans patients will cause "immeasurable trauma", critics warn. Queensland's Liberal National

The head of the World Health Organization has called for an end to attacks on health workers and facilities in Sudan after a drone attack on a hospital killed more than 70

An Alabama woman has passed a major milestone to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61

Wards have closed and hospitals are gearing up for the mental health crisis to worsen as public psychiatrist resignations begin trickling in. Almost two-thirds

Pregnant women will have free access to a vaccine to protect their newborns from the leading cause of hospitalisation for babies. Free vaccines against respiratory

Queensland's health system is under fire after a scathing audit revealed systemic failures, with the nurses union saying they sounded the alarm for years.

Significant reform is needed to Queensland's health system with a fresh audit exposing critical issues in its infrastructure, cybersecurity and patient care.

Queensland's health system is in need of urgent reform after years of systemic breakdowns across infrastructure, cybersecurity and patient care, a new audit has revealed.

Fewer GP clinics than ever are taking on new bulk-billed patients, prompting calls to increase Medicare funding and stem the decline. Australia's bulk-billing

Fewer GP clinics than ever will take new bulk-billed customers and out-of-pocket charges continue to rise, in data labelled concerning but not surprising. Healthcare