Public Health

European countries have reported a surge in whooping cough cases in 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, with 10 times as many identified as in each of the previous two years.

Furniture suppliers will be required to provide safety warnings to people buying large items that can topple and potentially harm young children when not properly secured.

More than one million doses of the influenza vaccine have been given in Victoria since the beginning of autumn. Just over one in five shots were administered

Almost one million extra trips to the GP have been bulk-billed since additional incentives for doctors came into effect, but the government has ruled out further rises to

The world's first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma - which also has the potential to stop lung, bladder and kidney cancer - is being tested in British patients.

Melbourne's original injecting room will stay open and receive extra funding despite the Victorian government rejecting advice for a second facility in the CBD.

A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years has died by euthanasia, becoming

The Victorian government has rejected a second safe injecting room in Melbourne despite a report pushing for the facility and about six years after the first centre opened

Australia must do more to address health misinformation before artificial intelligence makes it harder to call out, leading experts say. Former Victorian chief

When squash coach Malcolm McClarty experienced persistent pain in his right hip, he chalked it up to just another sports injury. But when the 63-year-old described

Strong vaping laws to prevent devastating health impacts on children are being pursued by the nation's health ministers. Legislation was introduced last

Wait times for elective surgery at public hospitals have blown out to the longest on record, prompting calls for an overhaul by Australia's peak medical body.

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organisation says. Nigeria is one

Australians are consuming fewer fruit and vegetables and drinking less milk, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. But they're also tucking

Attempts to combat vaping could have perverse outcomes as students try to avoid detection and organised criminals eye off a market that only recently became illicit.

A game-changing drug to protect millions of brain cells from dying after a stroke has been developed in Australia with hopes it could save lives across the globe.

Imam Hossain spent years in hiding as a political activist in Bangladesh but one of his biggest worries nowadays is affording medication for his son Ibrar's ADHD condition.

A folk band, a soccer team, good surf and avoiding awkward conversations in the supermarket aisle are all things that help keep doctors in rural towns. The

The federal government should move to limit junk food advertising to put the health of children ahead of the profits of the industry, experts say. In a submission

Challenging Australia's predominantly "male-centric approach to medical care" will be top of the agenda for a new national research centre that pledges to tackle