A war of words has erupted after the nation’s second-largest hospital operator announced it will terminate contracts with two private health insurers. Here is everything you need to know.
A British lawyer has become the fifth victim, passing away just hours after Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones, 19, died after drinking alcohol laced with methanol while on holiday with her best friend in Southeast Asia.
When my niece Josie was born, genomics was not ready to diagnose her condition. Now my selfless, capable sister has hope there will one day be a treatment for Josie’s incredibly rare syndrome.
The birth of American geneticist Soo-Kyung Lee’s daughter Yuna changed not only the scientist’s personal life, but launched her career as the world’s foremost scientist researching FOXG1.
An open letter by Australia’s leaders in genomic medicine has attracted even more support from doctors and community health organisations.
Layla Zhu’s experience fighting her own breast cancer has given her a greater understanding of how Peter Mac’s new centre for genomic medicine will help its patients, as well as research.
Ben Huynh – facing allegations he dealt with millions in the proceeds of crime – is demanding cars seized in a raid last year be returned, hiring celebrity lawyer Bryan Wrench and launching legal action in the Federal Court.
Trump’s two nominations for health roles in his new administration are as anti-establishment as they come. Here’s what to expect.
Peanut allergy is one of the most common among children in Australia and in the United States. A US expert explains how doctors may have inadvertently turned it into an epidemic.
Enriching your gut in middle age appears to play a bigger role than previously thought in preventing memory decline, a study suggests.
Coeliac disease is a painful and potentially dangerous health condition for millions of people, but there’s no treatment for it. These researchers hope to one day change that.
Women will soon be able to test themselves for one of the most commonly reported communicable disease in Australia as cases surge.
Australia’s medicines watchdog says parents ‘shouldn’t be filled with guilt’ about giving their kids Phenergan, a popular hay fever and nausea medication, but stressed they should stop giving it to those under six.
In my eagerness not to miss a workout or a night out socialising, there were red flags I ignored. Catching them early is key.
Disability advocates argue schools and workplaces that fail to provide safe and clean air push discrimination, with patient groups calling for government intervention.
A Queensland social media influencer who posted about her toddler’s serious health condition and surgeries is being investigated by police for ‘child harm’.
The National Health Service in Britain will trial greater use of weight-loss drugs to gauge the social as well as medical benefits. Here’s how the numbers stack up for Australia.
Almost 1.3m people see a GP under Britain’s NHS every day. But to do so they have to battle against sclerotic bureaucracy.
A local pioneer of community health and remote care is taking the Australian model to Lebanon, Ukraine and the crisis zones where help is needed most.
Australians in the most disadvantaged areas are the most likely to delay getting a script filled or see the doctor. But the side-effects of the cost of living crunch are widespread, new data shows.
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