Concerning finding vindicates Heart Foundation call for Federal Government to support a National Screening Program for cardiovascular...

Drinking water in Australia remains safe but there are concerns chemicals commonly found in household appliances are rising in source...

This February, Heart of the Nation is on a mission to encourage more people to confidently use an Automated External Defibrillator (or...

The Commonwealth Government recently announced updates to its new Rural Advanced Skills funding streams within the Workforce Incentives...

A cutting-edge treatment for advanced melanoma will soon be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with 940 patients expected to...

Dan Wilson, a regionally-based doctor currently working in primary care in Maryborough in Victoria, appeared on the Country Viewpoint...

Artificial intelligence will be used in many fields in the coming years, from breast cancer screening to the fight against scammers. From...

It's a condition that affects one in three people, but some symptoms are so mild it's easy to ignore iron deficiency until it becomes a...

A new treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis is "has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect the brain from further damage",...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every year, 19,000 Australians fracture their hip and one in four die within 12 months - statistics a health watchdog says are influenced...

Authorities are cracking down on advertising and regulations for cosmetic procedures like botox in a bid to improve safety as their...

There are hopes a new test for Parkinson's disease will help identify drugs that can reverse or halt mitochondrial DNA damage and the...

A researcher has praised an Australian woman's courage after doctors found an eight-centimetre parasite from a python in her brain during...

A tip-off has led to the discovery of hundreds of thousands of illegal vapes worth $10 million and 10 tonnes of nitrous oxide in a Perth...