A 12-month-old boy will forever have a battle scar to show how he and his loving parents made it through gruelling surgery to overcome a deformed skull and rare birth defect, as he crawls around chasing his brother.
Elderly people are being urged to get this one-off vaccine to protect against a deadly virus. But many can’t even afford it.
A new technology that helps treat asthmatics is hoped to be a step towards the “holy grail” of respiratory medicine and available next year.
People who took part in a world-first program that involved making changes in these four key areas experienced major benefits expected to delay dementia’s onset.
A new gene therapy delivered as a one-off injection to the eye could reverse blindness and “switch on sight” for millions of people with impaired vision.
People with high blood pressure are at an increased risk of getting dementia — especially if they don’t get a certain amount of sleep each night, it’s now been revealed.
A drug found to help reduce the debilitating pain of endometriosis has been listed on the PBS, offering hope to thousands of sufferers.
A world-first blood test that detects melanoma before it’s even visible on the skin could be a gamechanger in Australia. See how soon you could get it.
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
Every year, millions of Australians spend their summer outside with their loved ones, blissfully unaware that one simple mistake could cost them everything.
High blood pressure is the leading preventable cause of heart disease but researchers have discovered a new three-in-one super pill that may revolutionise treatment.
The baby died after contracting the highly contagious infection as the country grapples with an epidemic.
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