Public Health

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". 

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