An Australian childcare centre is on alert after confirming one of its children has been treated for a rare disease which can be deadly if left untreated.
David Hannant
A program providing crucial care to almost one million Australians has been extended after its future was in the balance.
Nathan Schmidt
Pauline Hanson’s plan to slash the tobacco tax has been lashed by prominent Labor MPs.
Ria Pandey
A “cutting-edge” technology letting the parents of critically-ill children see their babies around the clock has launched in one Aussie state.
Four months after they were first announced, the government has announced a massive update on reforms to the NDIS.
Brisbane’s baby Miracle is believed to be the youngest premmie baby to survive in Australia and the smallest born in Queensland.
Emma Kirk
A staggering number of Aussies could be vulnerable to this disease, with a major new study revealing those most at risk.
Andrew Hedgman
A cancer survivor who once collapsed after 100 metres has completed seven marathons – and science says older runners may have a surprising edge.
Vitamin C tablets and gummies are a winter staple in many homes, but research suggests the science behind them is far less impressive than the marketing.
Hundreds of thousands of Aussies are due to receive a letter telling them how to be on the lookout for an increasingly common disease.
An explosive Senate inquiry has handed Labor a procedural win on the NDIS, while exposing deep fears about cuts, automation and unpaid care.
A child has been left with permanent brain damage and may require a kidney transplant, after contracting a dangerous bacterial infection after visiting a petting zoo.
Jackson Robb
An Australian state government wants to ramp up simple surgeries as hospital woes persist and the “worst three weeks of the year” arrive.
An MP is trying to force debate on a key issue causing “needless suffering” for Australians in the final weeks of their lives.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A new price battle has emerged between the federal government and the makers of “revolutionary” weight loss drugs in a bid to avoid black market options.
A psychologist who was misdiagnosed with depression and PTSD says she lost a decade of her life before being given an accurate diagnosis.
Updated guidelines for one of Australia’s most common cancers is aimed at boosting early detection in a world-leading move.
A top doctor has had some damning thoughts after the NSW premier urged people to stay away from hospitals.
Geelong chief executive Steve Hocking has spoken publicly for the first time since it was revealed a star player signed “a concussion waiver” to keep playing.
Oscar Moodley, Tyler Lewis
A pediatrician is facing 72 child sexual abuse charges involving young patients after seven more alleged victims were identified.
A Melbourne grandmother has been left permanently disfigured after a major hospital mixed her up with another patient.
The health minister in one state has warned emergency department presentations could increase amid an already record-breaking surge.
A Sydney property owner has listed their dream home for sale at a fraction of its purchase price after a strata battle left them with “emotional trauma”.
Incredible footage has emerged of a nurse using jiu-jitsu to take down a violent patient while they were being escorted out of a hospital emergency department.
