Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

Date of Posting: 11-01-2026

A "catastrophic" series of errors by medical staff during and after a surgical procedure led to a 48-year-old grandmother's death, a coroner has found. The "chain of tragedy" that resulted in Christine Guyula's death at Read More...

Pain never ends': family's hopes seven years on

Date of Posting: 09-01-2026

A woman with an extremely rare condition who died in hospital after being admitted for weight loss surgery will never be forgotten, her family have vowed as they push for change. Brooke Tiddy was admitted to St George Private Hospital in Sydney on Read More...

Relief coming but millions still sweating in heatwave

Date of Posting: 09-01-2026

Millions of Australians are sweltering through some of the hottest conditions in years as a perfect storm of heat and wind combine to bake much of the country. A major heatwave is still sweeping across Australia's southeast, with forecasted te Read More...

Aussie spider venom spawns heart attack and stroke drug

Date of Posting: 09-01-2026

Australian funnel-web spider venom has been used to create a drug that could save millions of lives by protecting patients' hearts and brains during heart attacks and strokes. University of Queensland researchers have started clinical trials t Read More...

Lives and homes under threat as heatwave takes hold

Date of Posting: 08-01-2026

Authorities are scrambling to contain emergency-level bushfires ahead of catastrophic fire conditions forecast for parts of Australia. The most intense heatwave forecast to hit Australia in six years has descended on southeastern Australia.[subscr Read More...

Extreme hot and cold driving inland health emergencies

Date of Posting: 08-01-2026

Both extreme heat and cold are responsible for one in 15 visits to the emergency department in Australia's biggest inland city. Canberra, known for both bitter winters and scorching summers, experienced a greater share of cold-related health e Read More...

Disability worker accused of causing patient's death

Date of Posting: 08-01-2026

A disability support worker has been charged with manslaughter more than four years after a deadly fire erupted at a home for people living with disabilities. Police allege Shugam Kharel, 27, acted negligently when he left disabled residents of th Read More...

Australians feel the heat as bushfire threat flares up

Date of Posting: 07-01-2026

Severe to extreme heatwaves will grip swathes of Australia, bringing conditions not seen since the Black Summer bushfires. For some areas across South Australia, Victoria, the ACT and NSW, temperatures will reach levels not felt in the past couple Read More...

The Flight That Saves Years: Why Australians Are Taking a Shortcut to Vietnam for Regenerative Meds

Last Updated: 07-01-2026

Just an eight-hour flight from Australia, a quiet transformation is taking shape. Healing rarely happens all at once. It is a gradual process, marked by small improvements, setbacks, and the search for care that truly supports recovery.[subscribe] Read More...

Novo Nordisk to sell Wegovy weight loss pill in US

Date of Posting: 06-01-2026

Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk is launching its once-daily Wegovy pill in the United States. It is offering 1.5 milligram and 4mg doses at $US149 ($A223) per month for self-paying patients from Monday in an intensely competitive weight-loss drug m Read More...

US drops recommendation of flu vaccination for children

Date of Posting: 06-01-2026

The United States has ended its ‍longstanding guidance that all children receive vaccines against flu and three other diseases, a sweeping change that advances one of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's longterm goals. Public health ex Read More...

Shifting Into Virtual Reality Rehab: The Allied Health Job That Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago

Last Updated: 06-01-2026

Ten years ago, if you’d told an Australian physiotherapist or occupational therapist that part of their job would involve fitting patients with virtual reality headsets, they probably would’ve laughed. Yet today, virtual reality (VR) reha Read More...

Lost's Evangeline Lilly has brain damage

Date of Posting: 04-01-2026

Evangeline Lilly has been left with brain damage following an accident earlier this year. The Lost actress revealed in May she had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) after fainting and falling "face-first into a boulder" and she re Read More...

Early lung cancer checks reach 50,000 Australians

Date of Posting: 04-01-2026

More than 5000 Australian smokers have been diagnosed with lung cancer since free screenings were introduced six months ago. Since July 1, almost 50,000 Australians have enrolled in the National Lung Cancer Screening Program which aims to improve Read More...

Oprah Winfrey feels 'more alive' after weight-loss meds

Last Updated: 01-01-2026

Oprah Winfrey feels "more alive and more vibrant" since she started using GLP-1. The 71-year-old TV star started using weight-loss medication two and a half years ago, and she admits that GLP-1 has transformed her life.[subscribe] Win Read More...

Paramedics spat on, punched in festive abuse spike

Last Updated: 30-12-2025

Luke Harrington became a paramedic to help vulnerable members of the community, not to be spat on. Together with a colleague, Mr Harrington was assaulted by a stranger while trying to get dinner in a fast food car park in Melbourne's southeast Read More...

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro undergoes new surgery

Date of Posting: 30-12-2025

Brazil's imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone a medical ‍procedure to treat persistent hiccups for the second time in three days. The doctors carried out ​a "phrenic nerve block procedure" on Bolsonaro t Read More...

Elderly patients victim to 'horrible' alleged thieving

Date of Posting: 30-12-2025

A woman who allegedly stole from elderly patients in hospital faces multiple theft and deception charges labelled "horrible offending" by police. Northern Territory police arrested the 30-year-old at Alice Springs Hospital on Saturday ov Read More...

Alert as three hospitalised with Legionnaires' disease

Date of Posting: 29-12-2025

Three people have been admitted to hospital with Legionnaires' disease, prompting warnings for others to monitor for symptoms. The South Eastern Sydney local health district is advising anyone who has been in the Sydney CBD and Clarence St are Read More...

Chevy Chase 'back from the dead' after heart failure

Last Updated: 28-12-2025

Chevy Chase came "back from the dead" after suffering heart failure. The 82-year-old actor and comedian spent five weeks in hospital due to heart issues during the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent of his health problems have now been rev Read More...

Bondi massacre sees spike in mental health help calls

Date of Posting: 24-12-2025

Christmas is always a stressful time but in the aftermath of Bondi, even more Australians are searching for help as they struggle with anxiety, depression and a sense of helplessness. Beyond Blue says demand for its 24/7 support service is already Read More...

Menarini Silicon Biosystems announces PACE trial biomarker analysis results confirming clinical util

Date of Posting: 23-12-2025

The secondary analysis of the PACE trial highlights the value of counting Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in the blood to help guide treatment escalation or de-escalation in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2-negative (HER2-) metastat Read More...

Precision Medicine Portfolio Update: Illuccix China Phase 3 Study, TLX101-CDx and TLX250-CDx FDA Res

Date of Posting: 22-12-2025

MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, NASDAQ: TLX, "Telix") today provides a precision medicine portfolio update in relation to: TLX591-CDx (Illuccix® in approve Read More...

Christmas miracle for family after stint in hospital

Date of Posting: 22-12-2025

For Boston Willett, this Christmas is going to be extra special. The six-year-old, who battles complete intestinal failure, typically spends celebrations, including the festive season, in hospital.[subscribe] His journey has included 38 surgeri Read More...

MEDIPOST Announces the Exclusive Commercialization License Agreement with Teikoku Seiyaku for Knee O

Date of Posting: 21-12-2025

South Korean biotech company secures US$8 million in upfront payment for the joint commercialization of the stem cell therapy CARTISTEM® targeting the Japanese knee osteoarthritis market. SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDIP Read More...

Gene Solutions Concludes Successful ESMO Asia Congress 2025 with AI-Powered Multi-Omics Liquid Biops

Date of Posting: 21-12-2025

SINGAPORE, Dec. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gene Solutions, a pioneering genetic testing company, announced key achievements at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Asia Congress 2025—held in Singapore on December 5–7. Highlights Read More...

'Ideologically driven': second ban on puberty blockers

Date of Posting: 21-12-2025

A second Australian jurisdiction has moved to ban puberty blockers for transgender children, taking aim at what its government labelled an ideologically driven treatment. The Northern Territory's Country Liberal Party government on Sunday anno Read More...

Predictive model to curb outbreaks of dangerous virus

Date of Posting: 19-12-2025

Australian dengue fever outbreaks are often traced to travellers returning from Asian tourist destinations, but an early warning system being trialled in Vietnam could substantially reduce that risk. Australian and US researchers are working on a Read More...

Native foods heroed in fight against chronic disease

Last Updated: 19-12-2025

A uniquely Australian drink has the potential to address chronic health conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Concerned about rates of chronic kidney disease and Type 2 diabetes, Indigenous communities worked with Univer Read More...

Rona Therapeutics Unveils the Global First Bi-valent PCSK9-LPA siRNA into Clinical Development for C

Last Updated: 19-12-2025

SHANGHAI and SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rona Therapeutics, a global leader in next-generation RNAi medicines, today announced the submission of RN5681 to the Australian Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), advancing the c Read More...

Doctors in UK to strike during winter flu surge

Date of Posting: 18-12-2025

Doctors in England will begin a five-day strike over pay and working conditions during a surge in flu cases and ‍with no end in sight to an increasingly bitter dispute between the government and doctors' union. The ​walkout on Wednes Read More...

ASG Receives U.S. FDA IND Approval to Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Trial of the Lead Drug Beta1 for Mal

Date of Posting: 18-12-2025

TAIPEI, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Scientific Global Inc. (ASG), a leader in the research and development of novel inhaled drugs, today announced that its lead product, Beta1, has received Investigational New Drug (IND) application clearance Read More...

Australian long COVID study reveals key genes involved

Date of Posting: 18-12-2025

Key genes linked to long COVID have been identified, with Australian scientists a step closer to revealing why some people experience ongoing symptoms months and even years after infection. The breakthrough study could lead to targeted testing and Read More...

Music great urges awareness after prostate cancer fight

Date of Posting: 17-12-2025

Sir Cliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer for the past year. The 85-year-old singer said his cancer had "gone at the moment" and backed calls for a national screening test for men in the UK.[subscribe] &qu Read More...

Family turns cancer tragedy into message of hope

Date of Posting: 17-12-2025

When Beau Hewitt couldn't run around at local footy trials, his dad knew something wasn't right. The usually energetic and sporty 11-year-old was losing weight, always fatigued and complaining of a constant stitch.[subscribe] But it was Read More...

History-making miracle premmie continues to defy odds

Date of Posting: 17-12-2025

Tiny Charlie Jones is a mini miracle, defying the odds as one of Australia's smallest surviving newborns. Born at just over 26 weeks, Charlie weighed 360 grams - slightly bigger than a can of soup - when he arrived at Brisbane's Mater Hosp Read More...

The Exclusive Pumper's Best Friend: Which Pump to Choose

Last Updated: 16-12-2025

Exclusive pumping (EP) is a powerful choice that requires dedication, time, and the right equipment. Your breast pump becomes your everyday partner—something you use multiple times a day, sometimes even through the night. That’s why choos Read More...

Inside a Remote Hospital: The Reality of Running a 24 Hour Service With Only a Handful of Staff

Last Updated: 16-12-2025

If you drive long enough through regional or remote Australia, you’ll eventually come across one of the health system’s quiet achievers: the small multipurpose service (MPS) or remote hospital. Often tucked between a general store, a pub Read More...

Flying Midwives: Stories from the Skies of Remote Australia

Date of Posting: 16-12-2025

“Sometimes the runway is just a dusty paddock.” Sarah, a midwife with more than a decade of rural experience, says it with a gentle laugh — but she’s only half-joking. “It might be red dirt, it might be gravel, it mig Read More...

Incontinent in my 20s: breaking the bathroom stigma

Last Updated: 15-12-2025

Angelique Wauer thought incontinence was only something she would have to worry about when she was elderly or after having a baby. She did not expect that her early 20s would be marred by urinary complications that would completely disrupt her lif Read More...