A teenager living with a devastating muscle condition spent the last months of his life in anguish, sending a final desperate text message moments before he died asking whether he had any response from Bill Shorten about the status of his NDIS funding.
Experts have called for an urgent investigation into a potential link between a popular weight loss drug, available in Australia, and increased mental health risks.
As the debate over the National Disability Insurance Scheme intensifies, profoundly autistic children are being left behind, argues Shannon Eeles.
Annette Andersen loves her son, Axel, but she can’t live with him. An NDIS housing flaw has trapped her in an impossible situation, facing danger every day. See the video. Warning: Graphic
With 12,000 babies hospitalised every year with potentially deadly lung infection RSV, the first vaccine for babies in Australia has been given the green light.
Private health insurance premiums have climbed again. Find the best deal for your family and your budget using our calculator tool.
Doctors told a grandmother she’d need her leg amputated after a bacterial infection from the beach caused it to “look like a piece of beef hanging at the butchers”. Warning – graphic content.
A paramedic was forced to perform CPR on her partner after he started seizing, bleeding from his mouth and eventually had a tumour removed from the front of his brain.
There are growing concerns over the rise in a nicotine replacement product targeting vape-addicted youths. Here is what you need to know.
The number of farmers seeking mental health help doubled last year, with nearly 70 per cent of those reaching out being men. But there is help at hand.
Health experts are convening an urgent meeting after a new study found Alzheimer’s disease can transmit between humans.
Doctors have seen a spike in Australian men enquiring about their prostate health, less than a week after King Charles took the rare step of publicising his operation to raise awareness.
A shocking number of Aussie parents have reduced the amount of food in their kids’ lunch boxes while others go hungry due to the cost of living crisis. This is how you can save $1000.
An investigation has exposed the scale of the sector’s problems after data showed more than half of homes were failing to provide minimum care for aged care residents. See the full list.
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