Public Health

Smokers won't be allowed to light up within five metres of various public places in Queensland under the LNP's proposed changes to the Tobacco Act.

A new website aims to give Australians medically verified information on a range of health topics. There's a new doctor in town, but Australians

A Lancet medical journal report warning of the major threat to global health posed by climate change shows Australia cannot "sit back and do nothing".

Federal health minister Sussan Ley says some people misunderstand Medicare to mean free health care but what it really offers is universal access to care.

South Australia is heading for a big flu season this year after a sharp rise in the number of reported cases last year. South Australian health

Diabetes poses an increasing health threat to Australians, while low back pain is the leading cause of disability, says a new study. Low

Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash has confirmed a plan to impose a $5 co-payment for prescription drugs remains on the table. A federal

Tasmania's goal to become the healthiest state in Australia by 2025 will be helped if new tobacco-free generation laws are passed, health experts say.

Around 30 countries have health systems so weak they could not deal with an outbreak of a disease such as Ebola, WHO says. About 30 countries

South Australia has called for more people to become organ donors as the number waiting for a kidney transplant rises. The waiting list for kidney transplants

New biosecurity measures mean Australians suspected of having contagious diseases could be arrested for failing to comply with stay-at-home orders. Anyone suspected

Australian researchers say they've discovered cells that memorise flu strains, which could lead to a single vaccine against all forms of the virus. Australian

The 2015-2016 Federal Budget was a give and take health budget prompting a mixed reaction from some of the sector’s key stakeholders. The

Queensland is home to half the nation's fattest, laziest regions - and unless that changes, the state can expect a heart disease epidemic.

Jane Hall, University

Some public hospitals charge twice as much as others for similar procedures to similar patients, a new report by the health monitoring agency says.

The final contingent of Australian and New Zealand nurses and doctors will return home from combatting the world’s deadliest disease in Sierra Leone in early May.

Some two million US high school students tried e-cigarettes last year, a rate that tripled in just one year, US health authorities say. The 2014 survey by the

IBM has announced alliances with Apple and others to put artificial intelligence to work drawing potentially life-saving insights from the booming amount of health data generated

The Victorian government won't put a timeline on banning smoking in outdoor dining areas, despite being the last state to adopt such a policy. The state