A previously unknown gene variant unique to the Oceanic region could help improve disease prevention for Indigenous people, researchers say.
Keira Jenkins
The social services minister says evidence from a Centre for Disease Control would help to restore trust for future pandemic responses.
Andrew Brown and Aaron Bunch
Terminally ill Australians face 'cruel' restrictions on peacefully ending their lives according to Andrew Denton, as 'gag laws' come under scrutiny.
Aaron Bunch and Rachael Ward
A Liberal Party policy to call a royal commission into WA’s health system would have the power to compel evidence from Premier Roger Cook, and Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson, Libby Mettam says.
Dylan Caporn
A review into Australia's COVID-19 response has made 26 recommendations to better prepare the country for the next pandemic.
Jacob Shteyman
Australia could have suffered much lower inflation after COVID-19 had pandemic support been less wasteful and interest rates moved earlier, a review says.
Australia's healthcare, economy and public service have been exhausted by COVID-19 and a Centre for Disease Control will be set up to prepare for pandemics.
Jacob Shteyman, Andrew Brown and Kat Wong
The hospitals giant will charge members of Bupa and the Australian Health Service Alliance with out-of-pocket fees of up to $100 after the insurers refused to join rivals in footing soaring medical costs.
Sean Smith
Researchers have developed an imaging technique to help spot which brain cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy drugs.
Ella Pickover
Western Australia’s cardiac arrest survival rate improved from the worst in Australia to the best nationally and fourth globally.
Jessica Page
An alarming surge in new cases hampers years of efforts to stop polio in one of the only two countries where the disease has never been eradicated.
Munir Ahmed
Drug safety advocates say treating casual users as criminals is causing them harm, with no signs decriminalising drugs in the ACT has made the problem worse.
First, drugs like Ozempic tackled diabetes. Then it was obesity. Now it’s cardiovascular and kidney disease, with Alzheimer’s and addiction on the horizon. The possibilities truly are endless.
Potentially live-saving medical research is under threat in WA over allegations privatisation has resulted in the unavailability of lab rats.
Claire Sadler
The average amount due to people is $250 but some are owed more than $10,000!
Bill Shorten
Doctors are accused of placing too much focus on weight when treating women with polycystic ovary syndrome, which researchers warn is affecting quality of care.
Caitlin Powell
Leading an elite team that has performed 261 heart transplants and 262 lung transplants in WA, Professor Robert Larbalestier describes his job as a ‘great privilege’.
John Flint
It might be better for the environment but what does eating a vegan diet do to our health? Here’s what you need to know.
Katie Hampson
Using mobiles and laptops may increase the risk of dementia, a physiotherapist has warned.
Dominic Connolly & Annabelle Sanderson
Ms Wooding was having a seemingly normal pregnancy until she suddenly felt intense cramping.
Lauren Price
Fewer babies were hospitalised with Respiratory Syncytial Virus this year due to the success of free vaccinations in WA, clinicians have hailed.
Rebecca Parish
A protest against Daniel Andrews' latest role proved to be a fizzer but his appointment to chair a mental health organisation has raised eyebrows.
An Australian burns patients has been treated with lab-grown skin using his own cells that has dramatically reduced the risk of infection.
Rachael Ward
Australia’s birth rate has hit a record low of 1.5 per woman, which, beyond slowing population growth, has also led to a shrinking pool of cousins.
Gary Martin
