Public Health

Common childhood illnesses such as tonsillitis and ear infections can cause hearing loss later in life, according to results from a UK study.

Libby Bowell was walking to the supermarket when a woman collapsed in front of her. As a nurse of 30 years, normally Libby would stop and render assistance.[subscribe]

A jump in the number of people dying of liver disease has been triggered by an increase in alcohol consumption, Public Health England says.

Pharmacists have received top marks in yet another public poll - this time for customer satisfaction. The Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards reveal Australia’s

A US man who wore the Google Glass headset for up to 18 hours a day has been diagnosed as having internet addiction disorder, his doctors report.

Victorian pharmacists have welcomed a move that could enable them to deliver immunisations to adults as early as next year. The Legislative Council Legal and

The Queensland nurse at the centre of the recent Ebola scare has urged other medical professionals to join the health frontline working to combat the deadly virus in West

Medical experts say the lifesaving drug naloxone must become widely available to reduce opioid overdoses. Health experts, researchers and practitioners

As the temperature heats up, Victorian Auditor-General John Doyle says the state urgently needs an emergency heatwave plan. More people died

A Movember Foundation study finds men still have a way to go in taking their health and wellbeing seriously. Gather round gents and lean in

The CEO of Livestrong, the cancer charity started by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, is leaving after 14 years. AUSTIN, AP - The chief executive of the cancer

The tragic events in Lockhart in early September will remain with many of us for a very long time.  A family tragedy shocked families, a local community and indeed our

Health spending increased by just 1.5 per cent to $147bln in 2012/13 compared to 5.1 per cent a year over the past decade. Health spending

The AMA says a new health report makes a mockery of the Abbott government's claims that health expenditure is out of control. A report

There’s growing calls for Australia to send a contingent of nurses, doctors and other health workers as part of a coordinated international response to the Ebola epidemic

About 250 people have gathered in Perth and around Australia calling for governments to legalise cannabis for sick and dying patients. Five-year-old

Qld's health minister says legislation should be updated in light of advances in genetic mapping technology to protect against potential discrimination.

The Cancer Council says new research shows the tobacco industry's major arguments against Australia's plain packaging reforms have gone up in smoke.

Prisoners at a medium security facility in Victoria are in lock down after swine flu was detected there. [subscribe] Swine flu has been

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has rejected the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) push for a $6.15 GP co-payment. The peak