Surgeons 'took bribes' for $2.8 million hospital sales

Last Updated: 16-01-2026

Two surgeons allegedly took secret payments to have public hospitals purchase or lease more than $2.8 million worth of medical equipment and surgical implants. Spine surgeons Richard William Laherty, 53, and Dihan Taranga Aponso, 45, faced Brisban Read More...

One-size-fits-all approach failing to treat depression

Date of Posting: 16-01-2026

People living with depression are facing a major gap in treatment options as researchers discover why antidepressants might not be helping many address their symptoms. The University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre has undertaken the largest study Read More...

Antengene Presents at JPM: Strong Clinical Data Update and Strategic Focus on Next-Generation ADCs

Date of Posting: 16-01-2026

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biotech company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-i Read More...

Gen-Z service rewrites approach to male mental health

Date of Posting: 15-01-2026

A Gen-Z led mental health organisation is using a new approach to connect with young men experiencing behavioural and other challenges, with plans to expand across Australia. Australian males, particularly young men, face one of the nation's m Read More...

Urgent recall for hand sanitiser given to resort guests

Date of Posting: 15-01-2026

Holiday-makers to a Gold Coast resort are being urgently told to throw away a complimentary hand sanitiser after it was found to be contaminated with a toxic ingredient. A 60ml bottle of Dr Schwartz hand sanitiser was gifted to visitors of the Par Read More...

Warning after toxic poppy pods pinched from legal crop

Date of Posting: 15-01-2026

A "significant" quantity of poppy capsules looted from a legal crop may have made their way into the public domain with potentially lethal consequences. The drugs were stolen from a regulated crop growing between Tunbridge and Campbell T Read More...

NSW:Dad with Q fever should have had scans before death

Date of Posting: 14-01-2026

A father-of-five who died after a blood clot and Q fever went undetected at a small rural hospital should have been transferred for specialised care, a coroner has found. Paul Harris died at Hay District Hospital, in the NSW Riverina, on October 1 Read More...

Basecamp Research launches world-first AI models for programmable gene insertion

Date of Posting: 13-01-2026

The breakthrough tackles a longstanding challenge in genetic medicine with the goal of developing a new generation of curative cell and gene therapies. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA by training the largest evolutionary AI models on a new, g Read More...

Demand for weight-loss pills predicted to expand

Date of Posting: 13-01-2026

Oral weight-loss drugs could make up a third or more of the overall GLP-1 market ‍by 2030, a larger percentage than originally anticipated, a Novo Nordisk executive ​says. "In our first assumption, injectables dominated the market a Read More...

Heroic cop who shot Bondi stabber diagnosed with cancer

Date of Posting: 12-01-2026

A police officer and young mum hailed a hero for stopping a deadly stabbing rampage in Bondi has been diagnosed with a rare cancer. NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott was widely celebrated for her bravery after running towards and then shooting dead J Read More...

Weight-loss wonder drugs 'no substitute for exercise'

Last Updated: 11-01-2026

Doctors are being urged to prescribe exercise alongside "miracle" weight-loss drugs to prevent devastating muscle and bone loss as millions more Australians gain access to the medications. With GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounja Read More...

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...