Public Health

Authorities are picking up multiple imports of nitazenes each month, leading to warnings that other drugs could be laced with the dangerous synthetic opioids.

Children, pregnant women and people with mental health conditions will receive better support for alcohol and drug issues in a major funding boost. The $235

An Australian-first rebate aimed at making parenthood easier for thousands of couples will be limited within months, sparking fears the move will drive down already declining

Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $US412 million ($A634 million) in a medical malpractice case that involved unnecessary penile injections.

Major medical and equity organisations are calling on Victoria's premier to provide greater rebates to replace gas appliances, flagging "dangerous" health risks.

Sales of medicinal cannabis have gone through the roof as authorities continue to bicker over the pros and cons of legalising other forms of the drug. In the

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