Thousands of Australian men battling advanced prostate cancer will have access to a breakthrough drug offering the chance to live longer...

There's a bleak warning to patients and medical workers over fears serious infections are becoming more resistant to antibiotics as...

Victoria is hailing the first baby to be born as part of a $120 million public fertility program as it gears up to treat up to 5000...

Endorsed midwives are not covered by professional indemnity insurance outside a hospital once labour has begun. PREGNANT PAUSE * A gap...

Doctors have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, a breakthrough even through the patient can't see out of his...

The Australian Medical Association doesn't agree with a proposal to scrap Medicare funding for initial telehealth appointments with...

Many Australians living with ADHD want better support as they navigate stigma, inadequate or expensive treatment and diagnosis services,...

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....

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...