Public Health

More than a million Australians are projected to develop dementia in the next four decades, with the number of early onset cases expected to soar, advocates say.

Nicotine addiction is taking hold of a new, vulnerable generation of Australians as research shows the crisis is unfolding quietly and in plain sight. Twelve

Australians will soon find it much smoother to be diagnosed and treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Victoria has joined a growing list of

Families, schools and early learning providers will bear greater responsibility for caring for children with developmental delays and mild autism in a major shake-up of Australia's

While weight-loss medications are often hailed as wonder drugs for improving the lives of people battling obesity, dietitians are increasingly concerned about the lack of

The health minister has been unable to quantify how much reforms to the NDIS will save the federal budget after a long-awaited deal was struck on hospital funding.

A simple blood test could improve the lives of brain cancer patients and boost tragically low survival rates. Australian scientists have developed a diagnostic

In January last year, Havini Vira was overseeing a climate resilience agriculture project across Papua New Guinea. The three-year program funded by the United

The delay of an early intervention program for children linked to National Disability Insurance Scheme costs isn't a mark of uncertainty, Anthony Albanese insists.

Medical groups have welcomed a multibillion-dollar boost to public hospitals, but further reforms are being sought to improve patient care. States and territories

Resmed shares have climbed, with the medical device-maker saying Ozempic-style weight loss drugs appear to be having the opposite effect on its sales than many expected.

A program for early intervention autism services will be delayed as part of efforts to deliver urgent hospital funding. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met

Women pregnant with twins are being urged to take up vaccinations for whooping cough and influenza, with assurances they won't lead to higher risks of birth complications.

In the bone dry heat of a dusty outback town, the streets are ghosted. "All the blokes working on the council here will go home at lunchtime," southwest

Australians are being warned an ongoing heatwave in many parts of the nation is a public health emergency and lives are at risk. From Queensland to South Australia,

An embattled hospital with a chequered track record will host a specialised surgery centre to reduce wait times. Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital, which

Heatwave conditions are set to continue across inland regions of southeast Australia, as coastal cities enjoy a brief reprieve after record-breaking temperatures.

Patients and their doctors will get a full view of their medicine history in an online record following reforms sparked by a woman's overdose death. Erin

Shares in Danone have slumped as French company Vitagermine widened a recall of baby ​formula on concerns over contamination, affecting four manufacturers so far and

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