Health

Mapping the vast number of environmental and lifestyle factors that influence our health is an enormous task — but one researchers say could hold the key to better understanding disease development.

The trial will take cells from the noses of paralysed patients and transplant them to regenerate and grow over spinal cord injuries.

For years Rawson Kirkhope tried to outrun his trauma, self-medicating with booze, soaking in the toxic cultures of football and the navy. Now he's turning a struggle he was ashamed of into a recovery story he's proud to share.

More than 30 ACT schools will have better access to period products with the expansion of an ACT government pilot program.  

A coroner recommends the Hunter New England LHD update several policies relating to transfer of care and seclusion orders following the death of mother-of-three Allyson Bailey in 2020.

Authorities believe there may be links between the two seizures in Brisbane and Sydney, with both featuring unique branding of lions and panthers.

The SA government says it has received a complaint about emails sent by former Liberal leader David Speirs promoting a fundraiser for a charity hike, but Mr Speirs has denied that he has misused private information.

Jenny Cross says her husband died after a six-month fight for answers.

Two overstretched hospitals in Western Sydney have consistently ranked "significantly lower" than average in a survey of patient satisfaction, according to new data released by the Bureau of Health Information.

Patients and their families navigating the mental health system in regional NSW say critical gaps in care are leading to deadly consequences for people with complex needs.

A coroner rules a dementia patient who disappeared from a regional Queensland hospital in 2023, never to be seen again, died from dehydration. It prompted security changes, but did not stop similar incidents.

The peak national body for community pharmacists wants to its members take on more responsibilities for community care in an 'ambitious' plan, but the initiative also has its critics.

A doctor who treated a constable that later took his own life defends his treatment plan to a coronial inquest, while describing him as a "gentle, beautiful man".

The researchers from the University of New South Wales sampled tap water from four catchment sites across Sydney.

The WA government is set to reintroduce legislation aimed at overhauling the state's surrogacy and IVF laws, eight years after it first promised the long-awaited reform. 

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has told reporters whether he has had a flu vaccination is "between me and my doctor".

South Australia's illicit tobacco task force is continuing to see "larger volumes of product" seized in regional areas, including more than 1,000 packets of illegal cigarettes and 500 vapes seized across six stores in the Riverland region.

People's Alcohol Action Coalition are calling on the two major liquor outlets to sign up to the Alice Springs Liquor Accord's voluntary $1.30 per standard drink alcohol measure six months after the Northern Territory government scrapped the controversial legislation.

More Victorians died of drug overdoses in 2024 compared to any other year in the past decade, a new Coroners Court of Victoria report shows, with a 16 per cent increase in deaths since 2015.

A rehabilitation centre in northern NSW says it is leaving beds empty despite lengthy waiting lists as it does not always have enough staff to operate at capacity.

An investigation by triple j hack uncovers allegations of young people in Australia being sexually harassed and even encouraged to take their own life by AI chatbots.

Robin Phillips said he was sick for days after inhaling wood heater smoke and is calling on authorities to better enforce rules around the heating device's use.

Under the watch of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr a vaccine-preventable disease has continued to spread across the US.

Murweh Shire Council, in south-west Queensland, is investigating after testing found a rare amoeba in its water supply that can cause a serious brain infection. 

Felicity Bacon fell in love with nursing during a school program at Wagga Base Hospital, but some fear the harsh realities of the job might turn others away.