Issues which have been labelled as “easy to fix” are continuing to “harm” elderly Australians.
Amy Jackson
A man seeking voluntary assisted dying has been left in limbo after winning one part of his tribunal fight but losing the one that mattered most.
Andrew Hedgman
A common cold-like virus has outpaced both Covid-19 and influenza this winter, with Australia on track to record more than 120,000 cases.
Jackson Barnes
Move over Dr Google, more people are now turning to generative AI to get information about their health or symptoms.
Angela Pownall
The reliability of a sleep test trusted by doctors since the 1970s has been thrown into serious doubt by new Australian research.
A local football club president is urging a rethink of multi-purpose playing fields after a young player died from critical injuries suffered during a game.
Nick Wilson
A wildlife expert has revealed his fear for some of Australia’s most iconic animals with new bird flu strain on our shores.
David Hannant
A harmful everyday substance which advocates warn is putting young Australians in hospital will face a crackdown in one state.
Nathan Schmidt
FIFA has worked with an Australian researcher to develop a new soccer-specific concussion test that accounts for unique aspects of the sport.
Annabelle Banfield
An urgent warning has been issued after one person died and others were hospitalised following the use of illicit drugs laced with heroin.
Emma Kirk
Authorities say they will support a coronial inquest into a baby’s death at a regional hospital as pressure mounts to get to the bottom of the tragedy.
Two infectious winter viruses have not yet hit their peak, with a leading health official warning it is not too late to get vaccinated.
Josephine Quattrocchi
Products marketed as harmless sexual supplements have been found to contain the same drugs a doctor must prescribe, prompting an urgent safety alert.
Tributes have flooded social media for the beloved Australian restaurateur whose body was discovered after he disappeared following a walk.
Thousands of tradies are out in the sun every day but spend little time thinking about their skin health. These brothers are hoping to change that.
Alexandra Feiam
Grieving Aussie families facing an “impossible” financial squeeze are increasingly using this method to pay for skyrocketing funeral costs.
Blair Jackson
A massive change is coming for millions of Australians dealing with a common, but widely misunderstood, medical condition.
A change designed at helping researchers find a cure for motor neurone disease is being made in one state as Neale Daniher’s legacy lives on.
A substance which can stop someone breathing or make them collapse has been found in illicit vapes sold in one major city.
Shoppers and hospital patients are among the Aussies in a major city who may have unknowingly been exposed to a highly contagious disease.
Millions of Australians are too shy to talk about this everyday occurrence with others – and it could cost them their lives.
Authorities have warned the spread of H5 bird flu among Australia’s wild bird and mammal populations is now “almost inevitable”.
Victoria’s health watchdog has issued an urgent warning over the use of an unapproved peptide product, after six people suffered serious liver damage.
The federal agriculture minister says scientists are conducting tests after the first suspected case of a new strain of bird flu is found in Australia.
