The government has made a massive call about a cancer drug that would have cost $28,000, less than two months after the death of cancer pioneer Richard Scolyer.
Nathan Schmidt
A new treatment is offering 200,000 Australians living with a chronic and debilitating disease the “freedom to breathe”.
Alexandra Feiam
A martial artist withdrawing from drugs taking swings at nurses in a trauma ward is a scene becoming more commonplace for Australia’s healthcare workers.
Blair Jackson
An experienced psychologist left patients traumatised after inviting them to join in his BDSM fetish.
Kate Stephenson
Australia’s bird flu outbreak has taken a troubling new turn, with a common bird now infected and warnings the virus is “here to stay”.
Andrew Hedgman
A drug used to treat patients with life-threatening illnesses has received an important update after substantial community pressure.
Jackson Robb
A groundbreaking new blood test could transform Alzheimer’s diagnosis in Australia by detecting the disease decades before symptoms begin.
Andrew Hedgman and Lillian Saleh
The popular scented candles are being recalled for not complying with the ban of combustible candle holders, making them a fire risk.
Jamie Kiraz
A man and a woman “pretending to be doctors” allegedly made thousands of dollars injecting people with a strange mix of drugs.
Jack Nivison
A young mother’s death changed this form of health care in Australia, but 25 years later too many parents are still struggling alone.
A third Australian state has uncovered a “suspected positive” case of the devastating and highly contagious H5 bird flu virus.
The incident left almost a dozen nurses feeling unwell and forcing the emergency department to temporarily shut its doors.
David Hannant, Alexandra Feiam
Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade has made a devastating announcement about his health, revealing he has “probable” CTE.
Marco Monteverde
A millionaire entrepreneur is among thousands of Aussies who have rallied behind a Brisbane mum who gave birth to four identical baby girls.
Healthy, athletic popstars are being called “fat” online as a dangerous “SkinnyTok” trend normalises malnourished bodies.
Josephine Quattrocchi
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.
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.
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
