AAP - 21-03-2022

More than one in five young adults have tried vaping, as large numbers of the cohort shun tobacco smoking, according to new figures. Data released on Monday by

AAP - 20-03-2022

Canberrans are being reminded to avoid wild mushrooms after a young child who ingested a death cap mushroom was hospitalised. Acting ACT chief health officer

AAP - 11-03-2022

NSW Health staff from Sydney are being deployed to the north coast to help with the flood crisis and deal with a lack of medical professionals amid growing reports of gastroenteritis.

AAP - 05-03-2022

Australia's chief medical officer has beefed up the nation's response to the Japanese encephalitis virus as NSW reports its first case. Acting Chief Medical

AAP - 05-03-2022

The birth of Mandy Strickland's first son was one of the happiest moments of her life, but a throwaway remark from a midwife about her weight tainted it.

AAP - 28-02-2022

Victorians are being warned of possible cases of Japanese encephalitis in the state, after several animals were treated for the virus in the past month. There

AAP - 26-02-2022

Health authorities are warning Victorians to brace for a "challenging" winter flu season, as most of the state's COVID-19 restrictions ease. Victoria

AAP - 09-02-2022

Australian researchers are challenging the notion testosterone is a "male" hormone that is bad for women. Higher testosterone may actually protect older

AAP - 17-01-2022

Doctors and health groups have applauded the Morrison government's decision to provide additional funding to assist the temporary widening of telehealth consultations

AAP - 07-01-2022

The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says there has been a confirmed human case of avian flu in southwest England, adding that the person had been in close contact