Health

The WA Department of Health has sent an urgent reminder to medical staff to make sure they’re giving patients the right RSV immunisation after receiving reports of some being given the wrong type.

The World Health Organisation is campaigning for significantly higher taxes on tobacco products, alcohol and sugary drinks.

Health officials have issued a warning after a rare and deadly rabies-like virus with no cure claimed the life of a NSW man.

The three-time Olympic Gold medal winner has shared the three powerful words that kept her alive when she contemplated ending her own life just days ago.

‘Tragic situation’: A man is critically ill after becoming only the fourth known person in Australia to be diagnosed with a rabies-like bat virus with no cure.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Feeling dread before getting out of bed?

A planeload of Australians are dying every month to drug overdoses, a new analysis of fatality statistics has shown, sparking calls for more work from governments.

Scientists claim to have found a correlation link between degenerative blindness and something millions of people do every hour - grabbing a cup of coffee.

Federal vaccine advisers installed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have voted to effectively remove an ingredient from flu shots, achieving a longtime, controversial goal of anti-vaccine activists.

A new dad who gained a social media following by documenting his health battle has announced his own death in a poignant but humour-filled video.

A Melbourne woman who suffered horrific burns in a volcanic eruption that claimed the lives of her father and sister, has provided an update on her painful recovery. WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES.

Scientists have raised ‘urgent concerns’ after the discovery of new bat pathogens in China that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses.

Australia had the sixth highest number of unvaccinated children among high-income countries in 2023, according to alarming new data released on Wednesday. 

The family of the woman, who was eight weeks pregnant, was told she had to be kept alive until delivering her baby due to strict abortion laws. 

Hollywood action star Bruce Willis’s daughter Rumer has shared some devastating news about her dad as Americans celebrated Father’s Day.