Public Health

Workers responsible for major transport projects might have been exposed to unsafe levels of cancer-causing dust, which has already prompted a nationwide ban on engineered

Parts of Australia are heading for their hottest November temperatures in four years as a spring heatwave sends the mercury soaring towards 40C. Warnings have

Millions of patients could end up paying more as a feud between insurance funds and a company operating dozens of private hospitals escalates. The termination

A vendor selling an illegal vape could face up to seven years in prison or a million dollar fine as the NSW government cracks down on supply of the products.

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F Kennedy Jr, an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and

How clinicians at a Perth public hospital respond to parents' concerns about their children will be overhauled following the death of a toddler from undiagnosed blood

More support to treat people struggling with alcohol and other drugs has been announced ahead of a second regional forum gathering perspectives on drug use and responses.

More than a quarter of Victorians seeking medical treatment in emergency departments are unlikely to be treated within recommended time frames. The findings

Children are being exposed to toxic air pollution that could leave them at heightened risks of poor health, with one in six capital city schools and childcare centres located

A breakthrough discovery has revealed an ancient gene variant influencing immune defences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The ancient variant

Treatment for some aggressive brain cancer patients could be "revolutionised" after scientists found a new way to find out who may benefit from immunotherapy cancer

Many young Australians are caring for people with long-term health conditions and could be hurting their educational prospects as a result. Australian National

TAKING A ROLE IN OUR WORLD: * The world has reached a tipping point, where more people care about and want action to protect the planet than those who do not,

A glossy black cockatoo struts along a tree branch, chirping and preening as he flicks his red tail to impress a female in a dramatic courtship ritual. Environment

Reducing childhood and teenage obesity could save more than $7 billion in lifetime costs, but decision makers are prioritising short-term solutions over long-term strategies,

Anxious new parents and carers will be protected from being "preyed on" by baby formula manufacturers using "shady" and "irresponsible" marketing

National drinking water guidelines for potential cancer-causing chemicals are set to be tightened after increasing discoveries of PFAS in water sources. Draft

Tooth decay issues among young children in England are "truly Dickensian," a minister says as he warns there is no overnight fix for dentistry in the United Kingdom.

Overseas doctors will be able to treat Australian patients sooner as a shortage of general practitioners causes wait times to blow out. Qualified medical specialists

Major private insurers are "robbing" the public health system while recording huge profits, the NSW treasurer says, as he ups the ante to force full payment of hospital