Australians are paying more for private health insurance but are covered for less, and independent oversight of the sector is needed, a peak medical body says.
Samantha Lock
Paramedics were unable to save a woman who was mauled by a dog at a home on the Eyre Peninsula.
Rhiannon Lewin
Women are bearing the brunt of the nation’s most common neurological condition, according to a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.
Claire Sadler
It will be January before the Albanese Government knows the true number of GPs clinics intending to sign up to Labor’s bulk billing incentive scheme.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Immediate action to expand donor registrations will see people asked about organ donation when they obtain or renew their driver's licence.
Allanah Sciberras
Glitches during important video calls aren’t just annoying — they could stop you clinching a job interview or undermine trust in health professionals during an online consultation.
Hannah Cross
A big wind farm backed by the State Government has become embroiled in widening concerns about asbestos contamination.
Matt Mckenzie
Antidepressant use has spiked among young Australians aged 10-24, with doctors prescribing to generations coming out of COVID and dealing with modern stresses.
Farid Farid
More than half of Aussie teens are becoming increasingly relaxed when outdoors, with data revealing most don't use adequate sun protection during peak UV times.
A Curtin University-led study has found where Australians live has an influence on their body weight.
A police officer has been freed after being trapped for 90 minutes when her patrol car crashed into a Sydney house during an emergency response.
Joanne Williamson
Japanese encephalitis, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus, has been detected in regional Victoria, sparking a health warning.
Sam McKeith
Easier to take, just as effective and far cheaper than fat jab rivals such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, a promising new pill is set to shake up the lucrative weight loss medication market.
Peta Rasdien
Some 600,000 households now own an e-bike in NSW, with that number expected to increase over Christmas.
More than one million West Australians are expected to be living with a musculoskeletal condition by 2045, prompting researchers to call on the WA Government to prioritise the painful disorders.
Australia experienced the highest outbreak of whooping cough following the pandemic, according to new research, prompting reminders about the importance of vaccinations.
The medical watchdog has prosecuted a man for falsely claiming to be a doctor despite knowing he was not registered.
Aboriginal communities in the Great Southern are the first in the country to benefit from a national initiative delivering vital emergency training, thanks to a newly created local Indigenous health service.
Melissa Sheil
The Australian medicines regulator has issued a mental health safety warning for a drug widely used for weight loss.
Andrew Stafford
All pregnant women in Australia could soon be screened for a life-threatening pregnancy condition which can be prevented with a daily dose of aspirin, thanks to a pioneering WA-led trial.
Rhianna Mitchell
A nurse convicted of child sex offences has been banned from practising after he paid a 13-year-old girl for child exploitation material then threatened to expose their communications to her family.
It is alleged that the surgeon, credentialed by the hospital, removed bone from her spine without authorisation and later performed an unnecessary spinal fusion.
It was the swift action of local ambulance volunteers gave WA schoolboy Charlie Ware a head start in what would become a weeks-long battle against a life-threatening meningococcal B infection.
Australians are being urged to rebuild their trust in vaccines amid a growing "anti-science sentiment" and falling vaccination rates.
