Public Health

A scathing report into a hospital where two children died waiting for treatment has prompted fresh calls for a state government to intervene. A NSW auditor-general

Private operator Healthscope, which runs Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital, has been linked to a number of high-profile deaths. WHAT THE AUDITOR-GENERAL'S

Members of the World Health Organisation have reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organisation

A woman has given birth to another person's baby after their fertility care provider mixed up their embryos. Monash IVF, which operates across Australia,

Saving lives has become harder amid a mass walkout of doctors who have been driven to breaking point as public hospitals struggle with millions of patients.

Pining for a pee? Desperate for a deuce? Everyone experiences an urgent need when nature calls, but finding the nearest dunny can be a challenge. For those

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