Health

Video
Aussies urged to avoid buying medicines from overseas websites and social media after toxic pills uncovered.

Urgent warning after health pills test positive for poisonous metals

Australia’s medicine watchdog has found several tablets contain ‘extremely high levels’ of mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium.

Updated
Read more (2 min) →
Breast cancer awareness event and lead researcher Associate Professor Christine Chaffer.

Aussie researchers make ‘fantastic’ breast cancer breakthroughs

There is more hope than ever for the future of cancer treatment thanks to a game-changing approach.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
A sperm donor has passed on a cancer-causing gene.

Alarm after sperm donor with cancer gene fathers 200 kids

Doctors have confirmed that children have already died as a result of developing cancer.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →

Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.

Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox.

Email Us
By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.
An urgent recall has been issued for a Cancer Council children’s sunscreen.

‘DO NOT USE’: Urgent recall for children’s sunscreen

A Cancer Council sunscreen has been urgently recalled after regulators warned it may not provide full sun protection, with customers told to stop using it immediately.

Updated
Read more (1 min) →
Patricia has opened up about the worst part of her cancer surgery.

Dismissed by GPs, one decision may have saved woman’s life

When Patricia awoke from having facial surgery she received tragic news. She’s opened up about the worst part of her ordeal.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Easier to take, just as effective and far cheaper than fat jab rivals a promising new pill is set to shake up the lucrative weight loss medication market.

Cheaper Ozempic-style pill set to take on fat jabs

Easier to take, just as effective and far cheaper than fat jab rivals such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, a promising new pill is set to shake up the lucrative weight loss medication market.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Paige Suisted (centre) was told she wouldn’t live long enough to be a mum.

Doctors in shock as woman’s terminal cancer disappears

A woman who was told she would never be a mum after doctors gave her months to live, is being hailed a medical ‘anomaly’ after her cancer seems to have just disappeared. 

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
There are calls for warning labels on plastic kettles.

Calls for plastic kettles to come with warning labels

You could be drinking more than you bargained for in your morning tea and coffee.

Updated
Read more (1 min) →
Two major bungles at Monash IVF sparked an independent review headed by a leading barrister. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Embryo bungle forces IVF giant to face tough new rules

A state watchdog has slapped a major IVF clinic with conditions for it to continue operating, after a patient was mistakenly implanted with her own embryo.

Updated
Read more (2 min) →
The viral pregnancy trend experts call ‘traumatic’.

This shocking trend is turning infertility into a punchline

A viral pregnancy ‘game’ is leaving women navigating infertility reeling, as experts warn it turns private trauma into public entertainment.

Updated
Read more (5 min) →
It’s claimed the SaliStick is “the most significant breakthrough in pregnancy testing in 70 years”.

No-pee required pregnancy test now for sale in Australia

A world first pregnancy test which has revolutionised at home testing is now for sale in Australia.

Updated
Read more (1 min) →
Rebecca Gibney has shared the moment her anxiety returned.

‘Panic, stress, sadness’: Beloved star goes public with health battle

The actress has been a cornerstone of Australian TV since her breakout role in The Flying Doctors.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Video
Blakehurst High School’s Deb Fabrizio (left) is fighting breast cancer two years after her best friend and head science teacher before her, Linda O’Brien, died of the disease.

Major investigation as Sydney cancer cluster school reels

Government health officials have confirmed they are assisting the Department of Education amid reports of a cancer cluster cover-up at a Sydney high school.

Updated
Read more (4 min) →
Ariana Grande has confirmed she’s come down with COVID-19, pulling out of planned interviews as the Wicked: For Good press tour hits its final days.

Ariana Grande pulls out of press tour after health news

Ariana Grande has shared a health update just as the Wicked: For Good press tour wraps, forcing her to cancel several upcoming appearances.

Updated
Read more (2 min) →
Video
Blakehurst High School’s Deb Fabrizio (left) is fighting breast cancer two years after her best friend and head science teacher before her, Linda O’Brien, died of the disease.

Cancer cluster fears at Sydney school as multiple teachers diagnosed

Staff at the school were told to stay quiet about an alarming number of cancer diagnoses. Finally, someone is listening.

Updated
Read more (1 min) →