Health

A 15-year-old girl is fighting for life after reportedly taking part in a viral online challenge, prompting urgent warnings from doctors and her devastated family. WARNING: Distressing content.

The Democratic ​Republic of ‌the Congo has reported nearly 800 cases of the rare strain of Ebola, while more 180 people have died.

‘My children spat it out, complaining the chocolate tasted like smelly cheese.’

Midlife could be your brain’s last line of defence, with mounting evidence showing the habits you build in your 30s to 60s may dramatically shape your risk of dementia decades later.

The World Health Organisation says three laboratories in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌have run out of supplies to test for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola.

EDITORIAL: There was no better location to send off Neale Daniher than the MCG, the scene of so many of his greatest moments, first as a footballer, then as a coach and finally as a campaigner. 

Tyler Mane has gone public after being diagnosed with breast cancer, despite admitting his first instinct was to keep it a secret. 

The family of a university student is struggling to come to terms with a life-changing diagnosis after their daughter initially dismissed constant headaches as stress-related.

Research now suggests that being married or being in a partnership could come with specific health-related benefits.

Letting pharmacists write medication scripts could save $1 billion in health costs and free up 10 million GP visits a year, a report has found.

The YouTuber made the shock disclosure across his social media channels, sparking a wave of death threats. 

An Aussie GP has issued a warning about the vague signs that could save your life.

A state government is paving the way for drivers to operate vehicles while under the influence of prescribed medical cannabis.

A Labor senator has suggested some doctors in tight markets are engaging in ‘cartel behaviour’, acting together to boycott the government’s $8.5 billion Medicare scheme. 

Public outrage has erupted over an experimental Google-linked project to release 64 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes into the wild.