AAP - 12-03-2015

Prescription drugs should be monitored in real time to stop overdose tragedies, Heath Ledger's father says. Heath Ledger's father hopes

AAP - 06-03-2015

Brisbane's conference and exhibition centre, which hosted the G20 summit of world leaders last year, has been linked to a second salmonella outbreak.

AAP - 04-03-2015

Researchers found chronic users of paracetamol may increase their risk of death, or kidney, intestinal and heart problems. Doctors may be underestimating

Karen Keast - 03-03-2015

Nurses, midwives and GPs have welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to shelve the embattled GP co-payment. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

AAP - 03-03-2015

The Medicare co-payment has been scrapped almost a year after it was first mooted. The federal government has scrapped its unpopular plan for

AAP - 03-03-2015

A senior Liberal frontbencher says there will be significant changes to the government's unpopular GP co-payment. The Abbott government has

AAP - 27-02-2015

A medical conference has heard the number of psychoactive substances that can be abused is booming, and causing more drug deaths in Australia. There is a boom

AAP - 27-02-2015

NSW Health and the Royal Botanic Gardens have issued a warning following the rise of wild mushroom poisonings in NSW. [subscribe] Ten people

AAP - 26-02-2015

Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds and Lorillard have agreed to pay $US100 million to settle 400 lawsuits seeking damages for injuries caused by smoking.

Karen Keast - 26-02-2015

More than 450 trained and accredited pharmacist vaccinators in community pharmacies across New Zealand will play a vital role in this year’s influenza campaign.