Public Health

A crackdown on vapes could take longer than the federal government anticipated as it seeks to work with state and territory leaders to close multiple legal loopholes.

Looming prescription medicine changes will result in poorer health outcomes for regional Australians, Nationals leader David Littleproud warns. Measures coming

The future of cheaper medicines and 60-day dispensing is again up in the air, with the Senate likely to consider a push to scrap the change. The federal opposition

Children will be at an increased risk of cancer and birth defects should a planned gas processing and petrochemicals plant in Darwin Harbour go ahead, doctors have warned.

Australia's dentists have put the spotlight on the harmful impact of vaping as part of national guidelines on managing oral health. An 11-point charter

Overseas-trained doctors are set to be fast-tracked to work in communities across Australia facing GP shortages. The nation's peak body for general practitioners

Of all the ideas that might inspire a large-scale knitted yarn sculpture, medical anthropology seems pretty unlikely. But the work of textile artist Andrew

Teachers at a NSW south coast school thought their young students were coping well after the Black Summer bushfires - until wild winds swept through the playground.

The World Health Organization has warned cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year, partly due to global warming benefiting mosquitoes that spread

Fewer vulnerable patients would be re-admitted to hospital if a local nurse could help them into medical services in their own community. A study by the Royal

Australia has recorded a steady decline in rates of HIV over the past decade and could be on track to virtually eliminate the insidious disease. A slower reduction

An unvaccinated horse has died of the bat-borne Hendra virus in NSW, sparking inquiries into whether it passed to a human. The Hendra virus is often fatal in

Temperatures are expected to reach record highs in Italy and the World Meteorological Organization has warned of an increased risk of deaths as heatwaves and extreme weather

Global temperatures were soaring to historic highs as the world's two biggest carbon emitters - the United States and China - seek to reignite talks on climate change.

More than a thousand vapes have been seized for testing in a crackdown across Adelaide targeting illegal nicotine sales. In the first four days of the eight-week

The sweetener aspartame is a "possible carcinogen" but it remains safe to consume at already agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Australia's drug regulator will team up with governments in the Indo-Pacific under a $13.3 million boost to improve access to medicines. Foreign Minister

A student on NSW's Central Coast has died after contracting the influenza virus, just days after health officials urged the community to get vaccinated.

Cases of a gastro superbug are rising in Victoria, prompting a warning from the state's public health chief. Outgoing Victorian chief health officer Brett

More than 300 Victorian public servants in the health sector are facing the sack as top bureaucrats prepare to swing the axe in a bid to balance the state budget.