Thousands of children are facing hospital this winter as cold weather and the UK's air pollution crisis combine to create potentially deadly conditions for young ...

Only until relatively recently in human evolution have we eaten three meals plus snacks every day....

Thousands queue to receive help from US hospital ship, laying bare deep need of fleeing Venezuela's crisis.

The Health Services Union has commenced a series of work bans at Port Macquarie Base Hospital to combat what it calls "privatisation creep"

After acquiring a start-up that helps sufferers of asthma and other respiratory diseases ResMed will expand into pharmaceuticals for the first time.

Australian households have been officially advised to run their taps for at least 30 seconds in the morning amid fears of lead poisoning from plumbing products.

By Leith van Onselen. Over the past few years, I have called for an overhaul of Australia's dietary guidelines, including Australia's Health Star Rating System, ...

A health alert has been issued for parts of Victoria where the temperature is set to climb on Thursday. Melbourne is due to reach 35C while some centres in the ...

Meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone. The latest ...

MORE doctors will take their own lives if the Queensland Government forges ahead with planned mental health mandatory reporting laws, the states top doctor ...

Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy discussed the findings of an expert health panel with Williamtown residents Monday. Photo: Jonathan Carroll. There is a ...

A new report is urging the NSW government to invest in community mental health services, finding many don't get help until they reach a crisis point.

Six decades of keeping the community healthy was celebrated in spring style on a sunny Saturday last weekend. Sutherland Hospital hosted its 60th ...

Here's what to know about egg nutrition, including whether yolks will raise your cholesterol and the healthiest way to prepare eggs.

The suicide of a Darwin teenager is a "heart-wrenching" story of missed opportunities and failures by GPs and other medical professionals, a coroner has found.

Around the world, people are taking to the waves as part of their treatment for mental illness. Advocates of surf therapy say it's a way to draw people out of dark ...

PREMIER Will Hodgman should convene a health summit to fix the chronic problems in the state's health system, Speaker Sue Hickey says. In a Talking Point ...

Health Minister Brad Hazzard has taken aim at a group of senior doctors that he says have been unnecessarily airing the new hospitals dirty laundry, telling ...

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has agreed to extend the My Health Record opt-out deadline, after the system crashed again on Wednesday. Mr Hunt will use ...

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