Health

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says premiums will increase by an average 4.41 per cent from April, up from the previous year’s 3.73 per cent rise.

Some children have required hospital treatment after a major measles outbreak of unvaccinated children in parts of London.

Being touch-starved, or lacking wanted physical connection, has become increasingly common in our fast-paced, digital world, experts say.

Diagnosis rates of autism are ‘more or less equal for men and women’, a new study suggests, challenging the theory that males are disproportionately affected.

Health experts are speaking out over the ‘blind spot’ risks of popular weight-loss medications that are continuing to grow in popularity.

It’s far deadlier than COVID-19, so could Australia be plunged into another lockdown over a Nipah virus outbreak? Here is what the experts say.

In eerily familiar scenes globally, extreme actions are being taken to combat a concerning outbreak of Nipah virus, which is described as a ‘brain swelling’ virus that kills. Here’s what you need to know.

New Australian research has found one simple act can help unwell babies overcome severe illness.

Menopause isn’t the only culprit for middle-aged spread.

As people slim down with the help of weight-loss drugs, airlines could be among the surprise beneficiaries, a new report suggests.

‘I’ve seen many of my relatives lose their lives to this terrible disease. I want that to stop with us.’

‘I loved this life, and I’m grateful for the time.’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the billion-dollar race to commercialise psychedelic medicine, psilocybin, a naturally occurring hallucinogen better known as magic mushrooms has decisively pulled ahead of the pack.

BECK NEWTON: People are following the guidelines. The problem is that the local guidelines haven’t followed the evidence.

‘You’re going to feel absolutely dreadful. And those who are vulnerable can end up in hospital or worse.’