A nursing shortage gripping the country will only worsen, with one in four in primary health care planning to leave within five years....

The Victorian government and health groups have revealed how cases of public drunkenness will be handled within 24 hours of it being...

A study of 66,000 private health patients in regional Australia has mapped out the rates of chronic disease and revealed poor access to...

An analysis of 66,000 private health fund members in Queensland and NSW has revealed different health challenges across eight regions....

Experimental add-on treatments for would-be parents undergoing IVF could cause harm and reduce their chances of having a baby, a...

ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award Dr Mark Zagorski, Victoria As well as being a dedicated doctor to his community of Mount Beauty...

The bulk-billing incentive for doctors will be tripled in a targeted bid to enable more children, pensioners and healthcare card holders...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RAGCP), a peak medical body in Australia, has called on the federal government to...

A stem cell treatment that boosts cartilage growth in mice has researchers excited about a potential long-awaited cure for...

Prospective parents no longer need to fork out hundreds of dollars to find out if they carry the gene for three deadly conditions....

There are calls to restrict the amount of salt in certain foods as the nation's intake is way above recommended levels but poor choices...

Roughly 200,000 prescriptions for 60 days of medicine have been handed out in the first month of new pharmacy rules. Health officials...

There's a warning about modern lifestyles after a study found that spending most of our time in artificial light is confusing our bodies...

The work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service remains as vital as ever for people in rural areas as an outback Queensland base marks its...

Australians most at risk of complications from developing shingles will be eligible to receive a free vaccine against the virus. Over-65s...

World Health Organisation head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the health agency is recommending the R21/Matrix-M vaccine to prevent...

Victorians are one step closer to locally manufactured mRNA vaccines and medicines, with construction of Moderna’s mRNA vaccine...

Around 14% of women aged 44–49 are estimated to have endometriosis, the latest release from the Australian Institute of Health and...

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended women with urinary tract infections be allowed to access medication without seeing a GP, saving...

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A novel study has shown that Senolytics, a new class of drugs, have the potential to...