A teenager who was shot while out on the street fixing his car has shared an update as the urgent search continues for the accused gunman.
Rhiannon Lewin
Thousands of people are at risk of catching an infectious disease, after it was revealed there were more than 20 exposure sites in one state.
Ria Pandey
Australia’s peak health watchdog has issued a warning over several sleep aid products they claim could lead to “accidental overdose” and hospitalisation.
Pamela Rontziokos
Health authorities have issued a renewed warning about an “increased risk” of a major infectious disease detected in a returned international traveller.
Anthony Albanese has announced a huge new deal that will reshape public health in Australia for the next five years.
Nathan Schmidt, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
One of Australia’s closest neighbours has tightened its airport screening procedures after a deadly virus with a fatality rate of up to 75 per cent was detected in India.
Phoebe Griffiths
Australia will support a groundbreaking health initiative that honours AFL great Neale Daniher and his fight with a deadly condition.
One state will establish a high volume surgery hub to power through waitlists, with the aim of performing up to 5000 surgeries per year.
The opposition in one Australian state is staking out men’s health as a key battleground ahead of the next election.
Nathan Schmidt
New data reveals Australia Day violence has reached epidemic levels, with an expert warning drinking alcohol and heat make a dangerous mix.
Jessie Stoelwinder experiences the new facilities at a Perth urban retreat, which weaves together elements of international bathing culture under one (rather unsuspecting) roof.
Jessie Stoelwinder
Millions will swelter over the Australia Day long weekend, with forecasts of extreme heatwave temperatures, while a cyclone is headed for one state.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Anthony Albanese has heaped praise on the Australian of the Year finalists, describing Sunday night’s awards ceremony as his favourite event as PM.
Construction workers “can’t wait for another tragedy” almost a decade after a probe recommended urgent protections from heat-related death, leaders have been warned.
Following the Bondi Beach terror attack, more than 50,000 blood donations were made in a single week, but Lifeblood warns the country still faces a chronic shortage.
Australian medical specialists have welcomed a study backing the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and debunking a Trump administration call.
Lloyd Jones
Turning to AI for mental health support has quickly become a normality for people across the country, but not without detraction.
Claire Sadler
A novel nerve implant treatment will be tested on WA sleep apnoea patients in a new University of WA-run trial.
Angela Pownall
Residents in a Sydney suburb took to social media to question why health officials were door knocking around their area.
Australians using weight-loss drugs are cutting back on groceries, as new research reveals the ways the medication is reshaping how people are spending their money.
Emma Kirk
A popular brand of hand sanitiser has been urgently recalled after it was found to contain a chemical that can prove “highly toxic”.
Alexandra Feiam
A mosquito protection warning has been issued after a probable Japanese encephalitis case was detected in a man and chickens in southern regions.
Health Minister Mark Butler has rubbished opposition figures that claim Labor’s Medicare overhaul is faltering amid soaring costs.
Wegovy is currently not listed on the PBS and not subsidied by the Australian government.
