States on alert over infectious disease
Health officials have issued an alert after two states now have confirmed cases of the highly infectious disease.
Health officials have issued an alert after two states now have confirmed cases of the highly infectious disease.
Health officials have issued an alert after three cases of the highly infectious disease were detected for the first time since 2022.
The popular personality has responded to concerned fans who spotted a worrying detail in her loved-up holiday snaps with her new boyfriend.
One state will consider a radical plan to end smoking forever in a massive bid to stop young people from getting addicted to nicotine.
A child who just returned from an overseas trip with his family has contracted measles, leading health authorities to issue an urgent warning.
Children and teenagers in one state have been hit with “unseasonably high” infections of whooping cough and pneumonia.
A doctor’s appointment could become cheaper for residents in one state after an Australian-first $189m budget measure.
A rare and deadly disease caused by a “flesh-eating bacteria” is on the rise in a tightly-packed nation of 125 million people.
2GB radio star Chris O’Keefe has revealed his own personal health battle with a debilitating disease that affects 10,000 Aussie kids.
Drug reform advocates have demanded the NSW Premier commit to an election promise, issuing a terse message to Chris Minns ahead of Tuesday’s state budget.
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Mounting evidence shows the vaccines were rushed, less effective than you’d expect of a jab and – in some cases – dangerous, Caleb Bond writes.
A woman dubbed the “world’s hottest” scientist revealed she’s been diagnosed with a potentially “deadly” infection while travelling.
Authorities have seized more than a million products as the latest wave of illicit nicotine products hits Australia.
One state has reported another rapid increase in influenza cases, prompting warnings ahead of what is expected to be a “severe” flu season.
The social media giant’s head of global music partnership said he had just completed the Sydney Half Marathon when he realised something was wrong.
The plant, which is used in drugs given to babies to stop excessive crying, could be toxic.
Aussie doctors have delivered a scathing verdict on the Covid response, from misinformation about the virus to the “failure” of the vaccination program.
The national regulator flagged shortages of medicine to treat the disease a year ago.
The forgotten generation is being diagnosed with more cancer than their parents and grandparents, a new study has found.
Katie Lees was a fit and healthy young actor who “didn’t need the vaccine”, but took it to “do her bit”. Thirteen days later she was dead.
Vape users have been urged to quit in a new series of anti-nicotine ads highlighting the risks of addiction.
It’s something we’re all used to doing a certain way but others do it differently – and maybe they are on to something, Dr Zac says.
More than 1000 women are in line for a $25 million payout for their boob jobs which were sold as costing “a cup of coffee a day”.
New data on emergency department care in Australia shows it’s the latest element of the nation’s healthcare system to be ringing alarm bells on deteriorating outcomes.
The World Health Organisation has confirmed Australia’s first case of bird flu is linked to a child that had travelled to India.
Parents of a toddler who tragically died in hospital after doctors allegedly turned down their pleas for blood tests have spoken out.
Covid vaccines may have contributed to a rise in excess deaths observed across the western world since the pandemic, scientists have suggested.
Australian taxpayers have spent $24 million to set up a website that has barely been used.
An urgent investigation is underway after five workers who sat 5 metres from each other in a Sydney office were diagnosed with cancer.
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