Public Health

A popular cheese has been pulled from supermarket shelves after traces of a dangerous contaminant were discovered. The product in question - Coles Finest Australian

People are being warned not to eat shellfish caught in the Broken Bay area at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, due to possible health risks.

Australian health insurers are being urged to deliver better value for money after making huge profits during the pandemic, as well as increasing spending on executives'

More than 30,000 Australian children aged five to 14 will be examined over the next four years to determine the extent and causes of tooth decay. In the first

Sickness and disease within the Australian population is on the rise for the first time in almost two decades - and COVID-19 is one of the leading causes. Despite

Insurance companies have been using the results of people's genetic tests to deny them cover, or raise the cost of their premiums, new research shows. Current

Vulnerable children will receive further access to dental treatment following the extension of a government program. Funding for the child dental benefits schedule

General practice will cease to exist unless there's a drastic overhaul of frontline medical services, the new head of Australia's peak body for GPs warns.

NSW doctors are outraged by a new union advertisement calling for a royal commission into the the state's health budget, saying the campaign is a "cheap sucker punch"

NSW doctors and medical staff working in private practice say they need greater protection from aggressive patients, amid reports they are being threatened, sworn at, slapped

Doctors have slammed a move allowing pharmacists to prescribe antibiotics and reissue certain prescriptions under a Victorian Labor election promise, over fears it could increase

A number of poppy seed products have been recalled after a series of poisonings around the country. Consumers are also being urged to check their pantries for

Newly graduated nurses and midwives would be lured into the public health system with a $5000 sign-on bonus under a Labor election promise, as the coalition earmarks $66 million

Australians are living longer despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused life expectancy to drop in many of the world's richest nations. Australian Bureau

The South Australian government is rolling out a new plan to reduce vaping among school students with more than $2 million in funding for preventative education campaigns

A new community mental health ward will make up some of at least 120 beds added to one of Sydney's busiest hospital if Labor wins the next state election.

Patients will have access to cheaper medicines at the pharmacy after new laws passed parliament. The legislation lowered the maximum general co-payment on the

As Australia’s population ages and more people take more medicines, Don’t Rush to Crush is the indispensable frontline resource to manage risk and ensure

The number of Victorians who vape has almost doubled since 2018 and young women are leading the take-up. A Cancer Council Victoria survey estimated more than

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has labelled reports the Medicare system is being rorted by up to $8 billion a year as atrocious. The comments come after a joint ABC