AAP - 17-07-2022

UK ministers will hold an emergency meeting after meteorologists warned of record high temperatures in England that could put lives at risk. Cabinet Office minister

AAP - 17-07-2022

Victoria's ailing public hospitals will be topped up with an extra 400 health workers amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations. A $162 million package

AAP - 15-07-2022

The federal government will direct more health workers to rural areas, improve mental health services and break down barriers to equitable health care for Australians living

AAP - 14-07-2022

More than 250,000 Australian smokers will die from cancer in the next 25 years, advocates warn, as they lament the country's lack of anti-smoking campaigns.

AAP - 09-07-2022

Ambulance ramping has reached record levels in South Australia with the delays increasing pressure on the state's already stretched public hospital network.

AAP - 05-07-2022

Tasmania has extended its free flu vaccination program for a month amid a winter spike in infections. The state government on Monday announced the roll-out at

AAP - 03-07-2022

Eating disorder recovery advocates are hopeful an initiative to offer a suite of treatment options in a single register will boost support, particularly in regional areas.

AAP - 28-06-2022

More than eight million Australians are living with long-term health conditions, two million of whom suffer mental health, arthritis or asthma. Women are more

AAP - 24-06-2022

Sales of Juul e-cigarettes have been blocked by the US Food and Drug Administration in a major blow to the once high-flying firm whose products have been tied to a surge in

AAP - 22-06-2022

Queensland's health minister has called for more medical student placements to be funded by the Commonwealth to help boost the health workforce. The state