Public Health

Early exposure to chemicals found in plastics can pose significant health risks to children that last into adulthood, according to an analysis of hundreds of recent studies

Forty years after HIV screening first became available in Australia, the nation is closer than ever to eliminating transmission of the virus - a milestone unimaginable in

A couple who lost their daughter to an undiagnosed heart defect hours after her birth hope an inquest can ensure other babies don't suffer a similar fate.

Queensland has become the first Australian state to ban pill testing, with medical experts warning the move could cost lives. The legal crackdown follows state

A so-called miracle cure for stroke is no more effective than a placebo, a study has found. The treatment, known as perispinal etanercept, involves injecting

Needle-phobic children will be able to access free flu vaccinations in the form of a nasal spray to overcome low vaccination rates. Parents in Queensland and

The World Health Organization says it has begun vaccinating frontline health workers and contacts of people infected with Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's

Public hospitals are crumbling under logjams and workforce attrition as doctors reject a government pay offer. Hospital registrars and career medical officers

A lack of aged care spots is leaving thousands of older Australians stuck in hospital and "effectively homeless", as state and territory health officials urge the

A US appeals court panel has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.

Suicide prevention will not be a box-ticking exercise under plans to hold state debt collectors and government agencies accountable for reducing deaths. Strategies

Hospital admissions have reached record levels in Australia's largest health system, but further highs are expected following a "very difficult" winter.

Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a UNICEF report which blames the ubiquitous

More people are going to a hospital in Australia's biggest healthcare system, as doctors claim critical figures are being hidden from the public. NSW hospital

The landmark multiomics study will examine how lifestyle, environmental, socioeconomic, and genetic factors play a significant role in shaping common diseases

A perfect storm of record demand for blood over winter, coupled with cancellations, has left Australia's stock levels critically low. Red Cross Lifeblood

Early diagnosis might have made a world of difference to Loni Binstock's family and her nine-year-old son, who lives with cerebral palsy. She spent years

Bangladesh faces a fast-worsening public health crisis as the mosquito-borne diseases dengue and chikungunya spread side-by-side, overwhelming hospitals and heightening fears

Former US President Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove cancerous cells from his skin and is recovering well, NBC News reports, citing a spokesperson.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, three years after its last one, saying there are 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths.