Health

A prominent sleep professor’s research has found that certain foods are associated with deep, more restorative sleep.

Australia's bird flu tally may be edging towards double figures, with experts warning of a potentially ‘devastating’ impact on already-threatened wildlife.

Luxurious yet vexing, annoying yet undeniably appealing, Goop Kitchen is the latest instantly recognisable extension of Paltrow’s high-end wellness brand.

Any strange or lingering foot symptoms could be a sign of a bigger health condition.

The ‘ill-looking’ bird was found on the coast and has tested positive in preliminary testing.

Researchers have developed a drug to target a unique immune receptor, potentially leading to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases in five years.

Differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure between older adults have "narrowed or disappeared", a study shows.

Q+A: What are the medical reasons that would allow you to access superannuation early? How do you do it? And is it worth the tax whack you’ll cop?

The successful editing of embryos' DNA has renewed serious questions about the role of technology in human reproduction.

South Australia has confirmed its first case of H5 bird flu, with authorities addressing the media with more details.

A third bird is suspected to have tested positive for the highly infectious H5 strain of bird flu in WA.

‘We’ve taken people that were dead. We had a person given the last rites — gone, the kids are crying and everything — and started them on this drug. And the person became better. It works.’

An investigation has been launched after a child, under the age of 12, was euthanised by doctors.

Most expensive IVF ‘add-ons’ either have no fertility benefit or lack evidence that they work, according to Australian research.

A groundbreaking piece of technology has been hailed as the ‘holy grail’ of treatment for one major health issue, which could ease patients grappling with staggeringly long transplant lists.

Two more dead birds found just across the WA border are currently being tested for H5N1 bird flu.

The 32-year-old mother of two has been told that she has stage four cancer.

IVF companies are calling for national fertility standards, with a uniform limit for sperm donations and a registry to find biological family members.