Public Health

Parents grabbing over-the-counter medicine to help their children is causing a startling number of hospital visits, researchers say. Almost 100 children and

Health insurers are spending more but leaving Australians with higher out-of-pocket expenses, sparking scorn from private hospitals. A record $12.3 billion

Australia's under-pressure hospital system is dealing with an extra 2.4 million admissions every year compared to a decade ago. There were 12.6 million

The viability of private healthcare is under the microscope following the collapse of a major hospital operator, with one union casting doubt on private equity management

Emergency rooms around Australia are noticing a spike in children's flu admissions, as a survey reveals one in six kids are unvaccinated. Melbourne's

For five years, Naoise Champion endured painful headaches and neck cramps, unaware the source of her discomfort was in her hand. The 25-year-old, who works

Members of the World Health Organization have voted emphatically in favour of a potentially groundbreaking global treaty on improving pandemic preparedness.

Residents in a tourist hotspot want free tests for cancer-causing "forever chemicals" in their blood after a major investigation revealed they had been drinking

Being diagnosed with a genetic disease can be challenging for many people and their families, but it is hoped new resources will help them feel more empowered and less alone.

Fine dust from massive tunnelling projects is exposing tunnellers working with heavy machinery deep underground to deadly diseases, an inquiry has been told.

After the cost of daycare fees, rent, electricity and grocery bills, a young rural doctor only just gets by. "I'm full-time to make ends meet and ...

Opioids 1000 times stronger than morphine and an animal sedative used to lace street drugs have been detected in Australia's wastewater. The discovery has

Uganda has declared an end to the country's latest outbreak of Ebola, three months after authorities confirmed cases of the highly infectious and often fatal viral haemorrhagic

A damning review has found every project in a state's hospital expansion plan is "undeliverable", with costs set to blow out by almost $10 billion.

A scathing report into a hospital where two children died waiting for treatment has prompted fresh calls for a state government to intervene. A NSW auditor-general

Private operator Healthscope, which runs Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital, has been linked to a number of high-profile deaths. WHAT THE AUDITOR-GENERAL'S

Members of the World Health Organisation have reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organisation

A woman has given birth to another person's baby after their fertility care provider mixed up their embryos. Monash IVF, which operates across Australia,

Saving lives has become harder amid a mass walkout of doctors who have been driven to breaking point as public hospitals struggle with millions of patients.

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