Health

Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria star Eric Dane has revealed he has been diagnosed with an incurable disease that will likely leave him paralysed. 

A baby born to the wrong parents after an IVF clinic’s ‘human error’ could wade into uncharted legal territory in Australia and highlights concerns with the industry.

An Australian IVF clinic has apologised after it mistakenly implanted the incorrect embryo in a patient, resulting in a woman unknowingly giving birth to a stranger’s baby.

Too much iodine is toxic and in the worst cases can cause the swelling of airways, and coma.

Confusion and uncertainty surround the biggest aged care reforms in almost three decades, with advocacy groups warning some at-home care providers risk not being ready for the sweeping July 1 changes.

The research has been described as ‘provocative, interesting and exciting’.

A Sydney-based infectious diseases paediatrician has said Australians are ‘complacent’ when it comes to the disease.

Five supermarket chains have pulled dozens of products from their shelves across a growing stretch of Australia, warning customers of a potential health risk.

Australia's peak doctors’ body is calling for the next federal government to change laws so that voluntary assisted dying services can be provided over the phone.

Public-private partnerships for acute hospitals will be banned in one state under laws put forward after a toddler's tragic death.

‘I can’t be too blunt about this: thousands of people die each year.’

‘I was on the floor, leaning against the wall on the carpet and I was in the middle of crying.’

The family of a Perth teenager who is battling a sixth relapse of leukaemia are desperately trying to fund potentially lifesaving treatment overseas after exhausting all medical options in Australia.

THE WASHINGTON POST: If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, it’s time to delete your data.

Young travelling Australians will be targeted on social media, podcasts, at airports and with text messages warning them of the dangers of methanol poisoning and urging them to keep an eye on their mates.