Flu cases have surged this December as health experts warn Australians to ‘stay safe’ during holiday gatherings.
Pamela Rontziokos
NSW health authorities have issued another urgent update after a health alert for a highly infectious disease was issued for several prominent sites in Sydney.
Aris Schuler-Shah
A major change is coming to a popular Aussie music festival as part of one government’s trial of a drug harm reduction program.
Andrew Hedgman
An embattled hospital which has made headlines for deaths caused by “systemic failures” will have a major change in the new year.
Eli Green
A returned traveller attended a community Christmas carol event unknowingly infected with measles.
Emma Kirk
Authorities have sounded the alarm over a disturbing summer trend – after paramedics received thousands of call-outs to assist over the last year despite a 14 per cent drop.
Tipping the scale at an incredible 360 grams, Charlie Jones is believed to be the tiniest baby ever born in Queensland.
The ACCC has recalled sand stickers sold at toy stores, pharmacies and book shops across Australia and online over asbestos fears.
We speak to Charlie Manley about his experience living with HIV, uncovering a world stuck in the past.
Olivia Senior and WAAC
A major health alert has been issued for Sydney ahead of the Christmas break after a highly infectious disease was detected in a returned traveller.
The Albanese government has been dealt a blow after state and territory leaders voted to reject the latest health funding offer.
Nathan Schmidt
Health authorities in one Aussie state have launched an urgent alert after a teenager tested positive to a deadly disease – the second in just weeks.
Significant advancements in medical technologies are improving patient outcomes, but Australia is at risk of falling behind as it undervalues new technology.
Allanah Sciberras and Melissa Meehan
Health experts are warning of potentially deadly viruses spreading by mosquitoes this summer, with the diseases already spotted in NSW and Victoria.
Alexandra Feiam
A Nationals senator has lashed Labor’s healthcare policies for going in the “wrong direction”, amid rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
Ria Pandey
A coloured sand unicorn toy sold in Kmart and Target has been recalled over asbestos contamination risk.
Cancer Council kids sunscreen recalled over safety fears the product separates and reduces protection from the sun.
A former MKR star has shared her personal experience living with a debilitating neurological disease as the cost for a groundbreaking treatment is slashed under the PBS.
Blake Antrobus
Three people have died after having potentially been exposed to asbestos at ABC offices in Victoria, a Senate estimates hearing has been told.
A mosquito-borne virus capable of causing severe brain infection has been confirmed in one state, prompting an urgent warning.
Emergency services rushed to a pork processing facility on Monday afternoon and found ‘dangerously high’ levels of the gas.
Emma Kirk
Victoria’s health regulator has slapped an IVF clinic with new conditions after embryos were transferred to the wrong patients.
Good wellbeing doesn’t have to be all or nothing, any small steps you can take to feel better are good for you according to Albany naturopath Conny Wehland.
Jacki Elezovich
Rather than facing their journey to adulthood with anticipation, less than a third of teenagers feel excited and hopeful about the coming five years.
Rhianna Mitchell
